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The evolution of shocks induced by massive stars does not depend only on the ambient magnetic field strength, but also on its orientation. In the present work, the dynamics of a magnetized blast wave is investigated under the influence of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-26 Antoine Gintrand , Quentin Moreno-Gelos

We solve for the time-dependent dynamics of axisymmetric, general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic winds from rotating neutron stars. The mass loss rate is obtained self-consistently as a solution to the MHD equations, subject to a finite…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 N. Bucciantini , Todd. A. Thompson , J. Arons , E. Quataert , L. Del Zanna , .

We present time-dependent axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the interaction of a relativistic magnetized wind produced by a proto-magnetar with a surrounding stellar envelope, in the first $\sim 10$ seconds after core…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 N. Bucciantini , E. Quataert , J. Arons , B. D. Metzger , Todd A. Thompson

Black hole X-ray binaries in outburst launch discrete, large-scale jet ejections which can propagate to parsec scales. The kinematics of these ejecta appear to be well described by relativistic blast wave models original devised for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-28 A. J. Cooper , J. H. Matthews , F. Carotenuto , R. Fender , G. P. Lamb , T. D. Russell , N. Sarin , K. Savard , A. A. Zdziarski

The momentum conservation law is applied to analyse the dynamics of pulsejet engine in vertical motion in a uniform gravitational field in the absence of friction. The model predicts existence of a terminal speed given frequency of the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-02-28 Tiberius O. Cheche

The linearized relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (RMHD) equations describing a uniform axially magnetized cylindrical relativistic jet spine embedded in a uniform axially magnetized relativistically moving sheath are derived. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Philip E Hardee

Magnetic fields play an important role in many astrophysical systems and a detailed understanding of their impact on the gas dynamics requires robust numerical simulations. Here we present a new method to evolve the ideal…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Philip Mocz , Mark Vogelsberger , Lars Hernquist

Magnetically-driven hotspot variations (which are tied to atmospheric wind variations) in hot Jupiters are studied using non-linear numerical simulations of a shallow-water magnetohydrodynamic (SWMHD) system and a linear analysis of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-08 A. W. Hindle , P. J. Bushby , T. M. Rogers

We study the formation, evolution and structure of dissipative fronts produced by overtaking collisions of relativistic streams, with emphasis on strongly magnetized flows. The evolution of the system is followed using analytical approach…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Amir Levinson , Maurice H. P. M. van Putten

We study the long term evolution of magnetic fields generated by an initially unmagnetized collisionless relativistic $e^+e^-$ shock. Our 2D particle-in-cell numerical simulations show that downstream of such a Weibel-mediated shock,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Philip Chang , Anatoly Spitkovsky , Jonathan Arons

Resistive relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (RRMHD) simulations are applied to investigate the system evolution of relativistic magnetic reconnection. A time-split Harten--Lan--van Leer method is employed. Under a localized resistivity, the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-06-07 Seiji Zenitani , Michael Hesse , Alex Klimas

A brief derivation of a specific regularization for the magnetic gas dynamic system of equations is given in the case of general equations of gas state (in presence of a body force and a heat source). The entropy balance equation in two…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-30 Bernard Ducomet , Alexander Zlotnik

We study the dynamic and radiative efficiency of conversion of kinetic-to-thermal/magnetic energy by internal shocks in relativistic magnetized outflows. A parameter study of a large number of collisions of cylindrical shells is performed.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 P. Mimica , M. A. Aloy

A key step in the development of lightweight, high performance robotic systems is the modeling and selection of permanent magnet brushless direct current (BLDC) electric motors. Typical modeling analyses are completed a priori, and provide…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-03 Ung Hee Lee , Tor Shepherd , Sangbae Kim , Avik De , Hao Su , Robert Gregg , Luke Mooney , Elliott Rouse

Short gamma-ray bursts originate when relativistic jets emerge from the remnants of binary neutron star mergers. Both the jet and the remnant are believed to be strongly magnetized, and the presence of magnetic fields is known to influence…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-01 Giancarlo Mattia , Luca Del Zanna , Andrea Pavan , Riccardo Ciolfi

The dynamics of a relativistic blast wave propagating through magnetized medium is considered taking into account possible inhomogeneities of density and magnetic field and additional energy supply. Under the simplifying assumption of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Maxim Lyutikov

Interstellar gas clouds are often both highly magnetized and supersonically turbulent, with velocity dispersions set by a competition between driving and dissipation. This balance has been studied extensively in the context of gases with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-01-19 Yuval Birnboim , Christoph Federrath , Mark Krumholz

The free-energy extrema governing the magnetization-reversal process for a model of an iron nanopillar are investigated using the projective dynamics method. Since the time evolution of the model is computationally intensive, one could…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. H. Thompson , G. Brown , P. A. Rikvold

By means of two- and three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we investigate the process of driven magnetic reconnection at the termination shock of relativistic striped flows. In pulsar winds and in magnetar-powered relativistic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Lorenzo Sironi , Anatoly Spitkovsky

Predictive maintenance is an effective tool for reducing maintenance costs. Its effectiveness relies heavily on the ability to predict the future state of health of the system, and for this survival models have shown to be very useful. Due…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-02 Olov Holmer , Erik Frisk , Mattias Krysander