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Let $(\mathbf{u},\mathbf{B})$ be an axisymmetric self-similar solution to the stationary MHD equations with magnetic diffusion, of the form $\mathbf{u}=u^r(r,z)\mathbf{e}_{r}+u^{\theta}(r,z)\mathbf{e}_{\theta}+u^z(r,z)\mathbf{e}_{z}$ and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-17 Shaoheng Zhang

In this work, we generalise linear magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability theory to include equilibrium pressure anisotropy in the fluid part of the analysis. A novel 'single-adiabatic' (SA) fluid closure is presented which is complementary to…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-10-29 M. Fitzgerald , M. J. Hole , Z. S. Qu

This paper studies the global existence of classical solutions to the two-dimensional incompressible magneto-hydrodynamical (MHD) system with only magnetic diffusion on the periodic domain. The approach is based on a time-weighted energy…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-08-29 Yi Zhou , Yi Zhu

The condition for pressure isotropy is reduced to a recurrence equation with variable, rational coefficients of order three. We prove that this difference equation can be solved in general. Consequently we can find an exact solution to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 A. J. John , S. D. Maharaj

We find two families of analytic solutions to the ideal magnetohydrodynamics (iMHD) equations, in a class of 4-dimensional (4D) curved spacetimes. The plasma current is null, and as a result, the stress-energy tensor of the plasma itself…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-05-31 Yi-Zen Chu , Vitaly Vanchurin

We consider the electron magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equation on the 3D torus $\mathbb T^3$. For a given smooth vector field $H$ with zero mean and zero divergence, we can construct a weak solution $B$ to the electron MHD in the space…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-05-24 Mimi Dai

This paper is concerned with the existence of forward self-similar solutions to the three-dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic-Boussinesq (MHD-Boussinesq) system with newtonian gravitational field. By employing a blow-up argument and the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-10-10 Yifan Yang

In this paper, we investigate the similarity solutions for a steady laminar incompressible boundary layer equations governing the Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow near the forward stagnation point of two-dimensional and axisymmetric bodies.…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jean-David Hoernel

We study discretely self-similar solutions for the electron magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) without resistivity. Under several different decay and non-decay conditions, we show the absence of non-trivial discretely self-similar blowup solutions.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-10-23 Nada Adzic Vukotic , Mimi Dai

Self similarity allows for analytic or semi-analytic solutions to many hydrodynamics problems. Most of these solutions are one dimensional. Using linear perturbation theory, expanded around such a one-dimensional solution, we find…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 Re'em Sari , J. Nate Bode , Almog Yalinewich , Andrew MacFadyen

Shape Dynamics is a 3D conformally invariant theory of gravity which possesses a large set of solutions in common with General Relativity. When looked closely, these solutions are found to behave in surprising ways, so in order to probe the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-09-14 Daniel C. Guariento , Flavio Mercati

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is a subject concerned with the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids (plasma) and can be applied in electric power generation. As a unique technology for producing direct-current electricity without moving…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-12-15 Osama A. Marzouk

The current state of the art in pulsar magnetosphere modeling assumes the force-free limit of magnetospheric plasma. This limit retains only partial information about plasma velocity and neglects plasma inertia and temperature. We carried…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Alexander Tchekhovskoy , Anatoly Spitkovsky , Jason G. Li

We describe a new theoretical and numerical framework of the magnetohydrodynamic simulation incorporated with an anisotropic pressure tensor, which can play an important role in a collisionless plasma. A classical approach to handle the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-11-23 Kota Hirabayashi , Masahiro Hoshino , Takanobu Amano

We present a new computational method for smoothly matching general relativistic ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) to its force-free limit. The method is based on a flux-conservative formalism for MHD and its force-free limit, and a vector…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Vasileios Paschalidis , Stuart L. Shapiro

In this paper we systematically construct simply transitive homogeneous spacetime solutions of the three-dimensional Minimal Massive Gravity (MMG) model. In addition to those that have analogs in Topologically Massive Gravity, such as…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-08-09 Jumageldi Charyyev , Nihat Sadik Deger

This article serves as a summary outlining the mathematical entropy analysis of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations. We select the ideal MHD equations as they are particularly useful for mathematically modeling a wide variety of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-08-14 Dominik Derigs , Gregor J. Gassner , Stefanie Walch , Andrew R. Winters

In MHD symmetric systems the equilibrium physical quantities are dependent on two variables only. In this cases it is possible to find a magnetic surface function that has the same symmetry. Under the assumption that the metric determinant…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2011-03-28 Mutsuko Y. Kucinski , Iberê L. Caldas

Smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamics has reached a level of maturity that enables the study of a wide range of astrophysical problems. In this review, the numerical details of the modern SPMHD method are described. The three fundamental…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-27 Terrence S. Tricco

In this paper we study the regular self-gravitating 't Hooft-Polyakov magnetic monopole in a global monopole spacetime. We show that for the large distance, the structure of the manifold corresponds to the Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m spacetime…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 J. Spinelly , U. de Freitas , E. R. Bezerra de Mello