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We present, for the first time, the structure of the axisymmetric force-free magnetosphere of an aligned rotating magnetic dipole, in the case in which there exists a sufficiently large charge density (whose origin we do not question) to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-18 Ioannis Contopoulos , Demosthenes Kazanas , Christian Fendt

We formulate a solvable model that describes generation and saturation of mean magnetic field in a dynamo with kinetic helicity, in the limit of large magnetic Prandtl number. This model is based on the assumption that the stochastic part…

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In the study of plasma, particularly in applications involving strong laser-plasma interactions, the propagation of a strong electromagnetic wave induces relativistic velocities in the electron flow. Given such conditions, the wave…

We present a reduced magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mathematical model describing the dynamical behavior of highly conducting plasmas with frozen-in magnetic fields, constrained by the assumption that, there exists a frame of reference, where…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-02-23 Igor V Sokolov , Lulu Zhao , Tamas I Gombosi

I briefly review magnetic effects in accretion physics, and then go on to discuss a possible central engine for gamma-ray bursts. A rotating black hole immersed in a non-axisymmetric magnetic field experiences a torque trying to align spin…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. R. King

By fitting the bolometric light curves of 31 super-luminous supernovae (SLSNe) with the magnetar engine model, we derive the ejecta masses and magnetar parameters for these SLSNe. The lower boundary of magnetic field strengths of SLSN…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-05-03 Yun-Wei Yu , Jin-Ping Zhu , Shao-Ze Li , Hou-Jun Lü , Yuan-Chuan Zou

Time-centered, hence second-order, methods for integrating the relativistic momentum of charged particles in an electromagnetic field are derived. A new method is found by averaging the momentum before use in the magnetic rotation term, and…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-05-24 Adam V. Higuera , John R. Cary

In computational physics and mathematical physics, modal analysis method has been one of important study topics. The central purposes of this Post-Doctoral Concluding Report are (1) to reveal the core position of energy viewpoint in the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Ren-Zun Lian

Within the context of a viscoresistive magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model with anisotropic heat transport and cross-field mass diffusion, we introduce novel three-term representations for the magnetic field (background vacuum field, field line…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-10-15 Nikita Nikulsin , Matthias Hoelzl , Alessandro Zocco , Karl Lackner , Sibylle Günter

Reverse shock (RS) emission can be used to probe the properties of the relativistic ejecta, especially the degree of magnetization $\sigma$, in gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows. However, there has been confusion in the literature regarding…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-25 Jing-Ze Ma , Bing Zhang

Motivated by a geometric method employed for the derivation of the Nambu bracket for ideal two-dimensional incompressible hydrodynamics, we reconstruct the reduced magnetohydrodynamic (RMHD) model by a priori imposition of its conservation…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-02-25 D. A. Kaltsas , G. N. Throumoulopoulos

In order to investigate formation of relativistic jets at the center of a progenitor of a long gamma-ray burst (GRB), we develop a two-dimensional general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) code. We show the code passes many,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-10-02 S. Nagataki

In weakly collisional extragalactic plasmas such as the intracluster medium, viscous stress and the rate of change of the magnetic-field strength are proportional to the local pressure anisotropy, so subject to constraints imposed by the…

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The magnetocentrifugal disk wind mechanism is the leading candidate for producing the large-scale, bipolar jets commonly seen in protostellar systems. I present a detailed formulation of a global, radially self-similar model for a non-ideal…

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This research note documents new developments regarding finite-element discretizations of the relativistic Beliaev-Budker Coulomb collision operator and the nonrelativistic Landau operator. Where energy conservation in a finite-element…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-03-19 Eero Hirvijoki

We investigate the influence of magnetic fields on the evolution of binary neutron-star (BNS) merger remnants via three-dimensional (3D) dynamical-spacetime general-relativistic (GR) magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations. We evolve a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-29 Philipp Mösta , David Radice , Roland Haas , Erik Schnetter , Sebastiano Bernuzzi

The impact of the magnetic field on postbounce supernova dynamics of non-rotating stellar cores is studied by performing three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics simulations with spectral neutrino transport. The explodability of strongly and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-19 Jin Matsumoto , Yuta Asahina , Tomoya Takiwaki , Kei Kotake , Hiroyuki R. Takahashi

To attach and detach permanent magnets with an operation force smaller than their attractive force, Internally-Balanced Magnetic Unit (IB Magnet) has been developed. The unit utilizes a nonlinear spring with an inverse characteristic of…

Dwarf Novae and low-mass X-ray binaries are eruptive binary systems comprised of a Roche-lobe overflowing solar-type star and an accreting compact object. Their recurrence time can be explained by a low-accreting phase, the quiescence,…

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