English
Related papers

Related papers: Modeling Turbulence in Galactic Centers

200 papers

Cluster media are dynamical, not static; observational evidence suggests they are turbulent. High-resolution simulations of the intracluster media (ICMs) and of idealized, similar media help us understand the complex physics and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-01-24 T. W. Jones , David H. Porter , Dongsu Ryu , Jungyeon Cho

We introduce a new model for the structure and evolution of the gas in galactic discs. In the model the gas is in vertical pressure and energy balance. Star formation feedback injects energy and momentum, and non-axisymmetric torques…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-04-25 Mark R. Krumholz , Blakesley Burkhart , John C. Forbes , Roland M. Crocker

FEARLESS (Fluid mEchanics with Adaptively Refined Large Eddy SimulationS) is a numerical scheme for modelling subgrid-scale turbulence in cosmological adaptive mesh refinement simulations. In this contribution, the main features of this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-18 L. Iapichino , W. Schmidt , J. C. Niemeyer , J. Merklein

Observations of galaxy clusters show that the intracluster medium (ICM) is likely to be turbulent and is certainly magnetized. The properties of this magnetized turbulence are determined both by fundamental nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. A. Schekochihin , S. C. Cowley

Given the important role turbulence plays in the settling and growth of dust grains in protoplanetary disks, it is crucial that we determine whether these disks are turbulent and to what extent. Protoplanetary disks are weakly ionized near…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-12 David G. Rea , Jacob B. Simon , Daniel Carrera , Geoffroy Lesur , Wladimir Lyra , Debanjan Sengupta , Chao-Chin Yang , Andrew N. Youdin

The Galactic bar plays a critical role in the evolution of the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), driving mass inward toward the Galactic Center via gas flows known as dust lanes. To explore the interaction between the CMZ and the…

The circumgalactic medium (CGM) of nearby star-forming galaxies show clear indications of \ion{O}{6} absorption accompanied by little to no \ion{N}{5} absorption. This unusual spectral signature, accompanied by absorption from lower…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-17 Edward Buie , William Gray , Evan Scannapieco

This two-part review summarizes interstellar turbulence and its implications. The first part begins with diagnostics and energy sources. Turbulence theory is considered in detail, including the basic fluid equations, solenoidal and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Bruce G. Elmegreen , John Scalo

To study how supernova feedback structures the turbulent interstellar medium, we construct 3D models of vertically stratified gas stirred by discrete supernova explosions, including vertical gravitational field and parametrized heating and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. K. Ryan Joung , Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

We performed numerical simulations of supersonic isothermal turbulence driven by mostly compressive large-scale forcing, using both a static grid and adaptive mesh refinement with an effective resolution N=768^3. After a transient phase…

In this work, we explore the link between star formation, turbulence and the thermal state of the multi-phase ISM. We analyse a suite of stratified box simulations modelling a realistic ISM that aims to probe environments similar to those…

In recent years, a growing number of regularly rotating galaxy discs have been found at z $\geq$ 4. Such systems provide us with the unique opportunity to study the properties of dark matter halos at these early epochs, the turbulence…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-26 Fernanda Roman-Oliveira , Francesca Rizzo , Filippo Fraternali

The gaseous media of galaxy clusters and cosmic filaments, which constitute most of the baryonic matter in the universe, is highly dynamic. It is also probably turbulent, although the turbulence properties are poorly known. The gas is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-08 T. W. Jones , D. H. Porter , D. Ryu , J. Cho

We study the interplay between turbulent heating, mixing, and radiative cooling in an idealized model of cool cluster cores. Active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets are expected to drive turbulence and heat cluster cores. Cooling of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Nilanjan Banerjee , Prateek Sharma

The circumgalactic medium (CGM) plays a crucial role in regulating material and energy exchange between galaxies and their environments. The best means of observing this medium is through absorption-line spectroscopy, but we have yet to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-24 Yue Hu , Evan Scannapieco , Edward Buie , Siyao Xu , Samuel T Sebastian , Om Biswal

Observations indicate that turbulence in the interstellar medium (ISM) is supersonic ($M_{\rm turb}\gg1$) and strongly magnetized ($\beta\sim0.01-1$), while in the intracluster medium (ICM) it is subsonic ($M_{\rm turb}\lesssim1$) and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-09 Hyunjin Cho , Dongsu Ryu , Hyesung Kang

Several topics in the theory of magnetized turbulence are reviewed with application to star formation and the interstellar medium. The density, pressure, and temperature distribution in a turbulent interstellar medium is described in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

The Interstellar Medium (ISM) is a complex, multi-phase system, where the history of the stars occurs. The processes of birth and death of stars are strongly coupled to the dynamics of the ISM. The observed chaotic and diffusive motions of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-02 D. Falceta-Goncalves

The Milky Way's central molecular zone (CMZ) has emerged in recent years as a unique laboratory for the study of star formation. Here we use the simulations presented in Tress et al. 2020 to investigate star formation in the CMZ. These…

The circumgalactic medium (CGM) of nearby star-forming galaxies shows clear indications of OVI absorption accompanied by little to no detectable NV absorption. This unusual spectral signature, accompanied by highly non-uniform absorption…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-01 Edward Buie , William J. Gray , Evan Scannapieco , Mohammadtaher Safarzadeh