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Cosmological MHD simulations of galaxy cluster formation show a significant amplification of seed magnetic fields. We developed a novel method to decompose cluster magnetized turbulence into modes and showed that the fraction of the fast…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 Andrey Beresnyak , Hao Xu , Hui Li , Reinhard Schlickeiser

Magnetic fields are expected to play a key role in the dynamics and the ejection mechanisms that accompany the merger of two neutron stars. General relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations offer a unique opportunity to unravel the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-07-27 C. Palenzuela , R. Aguilera-Miret , F. Carrasco , R. Ciolfi , J. V. Kalinani , W. Kastaun , B. Miñano , D. Viganò

We present a novel visualization application designed to explore the time-dependent development of magnetic fields of neutron stars. The strongest magnetic fields in the universe can be found within neutron stars, potentially playing a role…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-10 Simon J. Lieb , William Cook , Jan Hombeck , Sebastiano Bernuzzi , Kai Lawonn

We derive analytically the vorticity generated downstream of a two-dimensional rippled hydromagnetic shock neglecting fluid viscosity and resistivity. The growth of the turbulent component of the downstream magnetic field is driven by the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-15 Federico Fraschetti

In this paper we show results of numerical simulations for the turbulence in the interstellar medium. These results were obtained using a Riemann solver-free numerical scheme for high-Mach number hyperbolic equations. Here we especially…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-02-11 R. Kissmann , J. Kleimann , H. Fichtner , R. Grauer

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in neutron star (NS) merger remnants can impact their evolution and multimessenger signatures, complicating the interpretation of present and future observations. Due to the high Reynolds numbers and the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-30 David Radice

We explore the amplification of magnetic fields in the high-redshift Universe. For this purpose, we perform high-resolution cosmological simulations following the formation of primordial halos with \sim10^7 M_solar, revealing the presence…

We discuss HD and MHD compressible turbulence as a cloud-forming and cloud-structuring mechanism in the ISM. Results from a numerical model of the turbulent ISM at large scales suggest that the phase-like appearance of the medium, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Enrique Vazquez-Semadeni

We conduct a series of magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) simulations of magnetized interstellar medium (ISM) disturbed by exploding stars. Each star deposits a randomly oriented, dipolar magnetic field into ISM. The simulations are performed in a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-10 K. Kowalik , M. Hanasz

Magnetohydrodynamic simulations of core-collapse supernovae have become increasingly mature and important in recent years. Magnetic fields take center stage in scenarios for explaining hypernova explosions, but are now also considered in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-29 Bernhard Müller

Astrophysical fluids, including interstellar and interplanetary medium, are magnetized and turbulent. Their appearance, evolution, and overall properties are determined by the magnetic turbulence that stirs it. We argue that examining…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Lazarian , A. Beresnyak , H. Yan , M. Opher , Y. Liu

We present the results of three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (3D MHD) simulations of the plasma flow structure in the vicinity of a compact cluster of young massive stars. The cluster is considered at the evolutionary stage dominated by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-11 D. V. Badmaev , A. M. Bykov , M. E. Kalyashova

We have performed 2.5-dimensional general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the gravitational collapse of a magnetized rotating massive star as a model of gamma ray bursts (GRBs). This simulation showed the formation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Yosuke Mizuno , Shoichi Yamada , Shinji Koide , Kazunari Shibata

Frequent supernova explosions in compact starburst regions are a main shaper of these regions' interstellar media (ISM). In most starbursts, the supernova remnants blast open a hot phase that fills the regions and launches a superwind.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-27 Brian C. Lacki

Magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) turbulence is ubiquitous in magnetized astrophysical plasmas, and it radically changes a great variety of astrophysical processes. In this review, we give the concept of MHD turbulence and explain the origin of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-24 Elena Popova , Alexandre Lazarian

We present kinematic simulations of a galactic dynamo model based on the large scale differential rotation and the small scale helical fluctuations due to supernova explosions. We report for the first time direct numerical simulations of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-11-13 Christophe Gissinger , Sebastien Fromang , Emmanuel Dormy

Supernovae are known to be the dominant energy source for driving turbulence in the interstellar medium. Yet, their effect on magnetic field amplification in spiral galaxies is still poorly understood. Previous analytical models, based on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Oliver Gressel , Detlef Elstner , Udo Ziegler , Günther Rüdiger

We present full 2 Pi global 3-D stratified MHD simulations of accretion disks. We interpret our results in the context of proto-planetary disks. We investigate the turbulence driven by the magneto-rotational instability (MRI) using the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 M. Flock , N. Dzyurkevich , H. Klahr , N. J. Turner , Th. Henning

Galactic superbubbles are triggered by stellar feedback in the discs of star-forming galaxies. They are important in launching galactic winds, which play a key role in regulating the mass and energy exchange in galaxies. Observations can…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-17 Osmer Suárez-López , Andrés S. Villares , Wladimir E. Banda-Barragán

The interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies is composed of a turbulent magnetized plasma. In order to quantitatively measure relevant turbulent parameters of the ISM, a wide variety of statistical techniques and metrics have been developed…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-11 J. E. G. Peek , Blakesley Burkhart