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We want to test if self-similar magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) accretion-ejection models can explain the observational results for accretion disk winds in BHBs. In our models, the density at the base of the outflow, from the accretion disk, is…

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In the present work we investigate the combined influence of magnetic background and boundaries on the thermodynamic properties of effective relativistic mean field models, like the so-called Walecka model. This is done by making use of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-07-11 L. M. Abreu , E. S. Nery

Slender magnetic elements provide a versatile platform for programmable shape-morphing under remote magnetic actuation. However, a general and physically interpretable framework for the inverse design of a `magneto-elastica' under…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-04-15 JiaHao Li , Yingchao Zhang , Weicheng Huang , Shenghao Ye , HengAn Wu , Dominic Vella , Mingchao Liu

We present a relativistic-MHD numerical study of axisymmetric, magnetically driven jets with parameters applicable to gamma-ray burst (GRB) flows. We also present analytic expressions for the asymptotic jet shape and other flow parameters…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Serguei Komissarov , Nektarios Vlahakis , Arieh Konigl , Maxim Barkov

We extend the solid-state nudged elastic band method to handle a non-conserved order parameter - in particular, magnetization, that couples to volume and leads to many observed effects in magnetic systems. We apply this formalism to the…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-11-28 N. A. Zarkevich , D. D. Johnson

We consider a cantilever beam which possesses a possibly non-uniform permanent magnetization, and whose shape is controlled by an applied magnetic field. We model the beam as a plane elastic curve and we suppose that the magnetic field acts…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-11-09 Riccardo Durastanti , Lorenzo Giacomelli , Giuseppe Tomassetti

The strong variability of magnetic central engines of AGN and GRBs may result in highly intermittent strongly magnetized relativistic outflows. We find a new magnetic acceleration mechanism for such impulsive flows that can be much more…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 Jonathan Granot , Serguei Komissarov , Anatoly Spitkovsky

Direct observation of a Rotating Detonation Engine combustion chamber has enabled the extraction of the kinematics of its detonation waves. These records exhibit a rich set of instabilities and bifurcations arising from the interaction of…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2020-01-15 James Koch , Mitsuru Kurosaka , Carl Knowlen , J. Nathan Kutz

We present the results of a numerical investigation of current-driven instability in magnetized jets. Utilizing the well-tested, relativistic magnetohydrodynamic code Athena, we construct an ensemble of local, co-moving plasma columns in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Sean M. O'Neill , Kris Beckwith , Mitchell C. Begelman

Accurate prediction of damage and fracture evolution is critical for the safety design and preventive maintenance of engineering structures, however existing computational methods face significant limitations. On one hand, discrete damage…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-07-01 Roshan Philip Saji , Panos Pantidis , Mostafa E. Mobasher

The decay of magnetically dominated turbulence exhibits robust inverse transfer of magnetic energy even in the absence of net magnetic helicity, challenging traditional cascade-based phenomenology. While recent studies suggest that magnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-27 Chandranathan Anandavijayan , Pallavi Bhat

We propose an analytical model based on the solution of the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations for studying the origin of intrinsic magnetospheres. For this purpose, we reveal a new gauge condition for the electromagnetic vector…

Space Physics · Physics 2014-02-13 M. Mendoza , J. Morales

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

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. Chang , A. Spitkovsky , J. Arons

Extragalactic relativistic jets are composed by charged particles and magnetic fields, as inferred from the synchrotron emission that we receive from them. The Larmor radii of the particles propagating along the magnetic field are much…

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In this paper we report on the early evolution of core-collapse supernova explosion following the birth of a magnetar with the dipolar magnetic field of B=10^{15}G and the rotational period of 2ms, which was studied by means of axisymmetric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. S. Komissarov , M. V. Barkov

Despite the increasing sophistication of numerical models of hot Jupiter atmospheres, the large time-scale separation required in simulating the wide range in electrical conductivity between the dayside and nightside has made it difficult…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-10-24 Santiago J. Benavides , Keaton J. Burns , Basile Gallet , Glenn R. Flierl

We present the results of a series of 3D special relativistic hydrodynamic simulations of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) jet in a massive circumstellar medium (CSM) surrounding the progenitor star. Our simulations reproduce the jet morphology…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-06-12 Akihiro Suzuki , Christopher M. Irwin , Keiichi Maeda

Magnetic field fluctuations in MHD turbulence can be viewed as current sheets that are progressively more anisotropic at smaller scales. As suggested by Loureiro & Boldyrev (2017) and Mallet et al (2017), below a certain critical thickness…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-08-09 Stanislav Boldyrev , Nuno F. Loureiro

By means of self-consistent 3D MHD numerical simulations, we analyze magnetized solar-like stellar winds and their dependence on the plasma-beta parameter. We adopt in our simulations a heating parameter described by gamma, which is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 A. A. Vidotto , M. Opher , V. Jatenco-Pereira , T. I. Gombosi

This paper is devoted to the design and analysis of some structure-preserving finite element schemes for the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) system. The main feature of the method is that it naturally preserves the important Gauss law, namely…

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