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A new code and methodology are introduced for solving the general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) equations in fixed background spacetimes using time-explicit, finite-volume discretization. The code has options for solving the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Peter Anninos , P. Chris Fragile , Jay D. Salmonson

To date, essentially all simulation codes that solve the full set of Einstein's equations are performed in the framework of Eulerian hydrodynamics. The exception is our recently developed Numerical Relativity code SPHINCS_BSSN which solves…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-06-17 S. Rosswog , P. Diener , F. Torsello

A new implementation for magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations in full general relativity (involving dynamical spacetimes) is presented. In our implementation, Einstein's evolution equations are evolved by a BSSN formalism, MHD equations…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Masaru Shibata , Yu-ichiou Sekiguchi

We investigate the long-term evolution of black hole accretion disks formed in neutron star mergers. These disks expel matter that contributes to an $r$-process kilonova, and can produce relativistic jets powering short gamma-ray bursts.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-11-07 Rodrigo Fernández , Alexander Tchekhovskoy , Eliot Quataert , Francois Foucart , Daniel Kasen

We present a new special relativistic hydrodynamics (SRHD) code capable of handling coexisting ultra-relativistically hot and non-relativistically cold gases. We achieve this by designing a new algorithm for conversion between primitive and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-04-21 Po-Hsun Tseng , Hsi-Yu Schive , Tzihong Chiueh

The force-free limit of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is often a reasonable approximation to model black hole and neutron star magnetospheres. We describe a general relativistic force-free (GRFFE) formulation that allows general relativistic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Jonathan C. McKinney

Numerical simulations have become one of the key tools used by theorists in all the fields of astrophysics and cosmology. The development of modern tools that target the largest existing computing systems and exploit state-of-the-art…

We present a novel spectral solver for general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics on dynamical spacetimes. By combining a high order discontinuous spectral method on mapped Chebyshev Fourier grids, our scheme attains exponential convergence.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-26 Beibei Li

We present a new three-dimensional general-relativistic hydrodynamic evolution scheme coupled to dynamical spacetime evolutions which is capable of efficiently simulating stellar collapse, isolated neutron stars, black hole formation, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-09-23 C. Reisswig , R. Haas , C. D. Ott , E. Abdikamalov , P. Moesta , D. Pollney , E. Schnetter

We present MHDuet, an open source evolution code for general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics with neutrino transport. The code solves the full set of Einstein equations coupled to a relativistic, magnetized fluid with an M1 neutrino…

The 2017 detection of the in-spiral and merger of two neutron stars was a landmark discovery in astrophysics. We now know that such mergers are central engines of short gamma ray bursts and sites of r-process nucleosynthesis, where the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-11 Jonah M. Miller , Ben R. Ryan , Joshua C. Dolence

We present the first neutron star merger simulations performed with the newly developed Numerical Relativity code SPHINCS_BSSN. This code evolves the spacetime on a mesh using the BSSN formulation, but matter is evolved via Lagrangian…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-11 P. Diener , S. Rosswog , F. Torsello

Interpreting multimessenger signals from neutron stars and black holes requires reliable general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations across rapidly evolving high-performance computing platforms, yet key algorithms are…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-13 Samuel Cupp , Leonardo R. Werneck , Terrence Pierre Jacques , Samuel Tootle , Zachariah B. Etienne

We present results from fully general relativistic (GR), three-dimensional (3D), neutrino-radiation magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of stellar core collapse of a 20 M$_\odot$ star with spectral neutrino transport. Our focus is to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-05 Shota Shibagaki , Takami Kuroda , Kei Kotake , Tomoya Takiwaki , Tobias Fischer

A universal numerical method is developed for the investigation of magnetic neutron scattering. By applying the pseudospectral-time-domain (PSTD) algorithm to the spinor version of the Schr\"odinger equation, the evolution of the spin-state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-31 Kun Chen

The merger of binary neutron stars, or of a neutron star and a stellar-mass black hole, can result in the formation of a massive rotating torus around a spinning black hole. In addition to providing collimating media for gamma-ray burst…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-13 Daniel M. Siegel , Brian D. Metzger

In this era of precision cosmology, a detailed physical understanding on the evolution of cosmic baryons is required. Cosmic magnetic fields, though still poorly understood, may represent an important component in the global cosmic energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Shengtai Li , Hui Li , Renyue Cen

We present a new approach for achieving high-order convergence in fully general-relativistic hydrodynamic simulations. The approach is implemented in WhiskyTHC, a new code that makes use of state-of-the-art numerical schemes and was key in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-03-11 David Radice , Luciano Rezzolla , Filippo Galeazzi

The dynamics and observable signatures of neutron star mergers are governed by physics under the most extreme conditions. They are particularly impacted by the high-density equation of state, which for the most sophisticated models is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-30 Swapnil Shankar , Stephan Rosswog , Peter Diener

Recent observations of compact binary systems have provided evidence for black holes with masses below standard expectations. When paired with neutron stars (NSs), such low-mass black holes (BHs) have the potential to be detected by future…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-24 S. Gomez Lopez , B. Giacomazzo , F. Pannarale