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Previous studies have shown that the observed temperature anisotropies of protons and alpha particles in the solar wind are constrained by theoretical thresholds for pressure-anisotropy-driven instabilities such as the…

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We consider the general problem of a Parker-type non-relativistic isothermal wind from a rotating and magnetic star. Using the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) code athena++, we construct an array of simulations in the stellar rotation rate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-01 Matthias J. Raives , Matthew S. B. Coleman , Todd A. Thompson

In-situ measurements by several spacecraft have revealed that the solar wind is frequently perturbed by transient structures (magnetic folds, jets, waves, flux-ropes) that propagate rapidly away from the Sun over large distances. Parker…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-15 R. F. Pinto , N. Poirier , A. P. Rouillard , A. Kouloumvakos , L. Griton , N. Fargette , R. Kieokaew , B. Lavraud , A. S. Brun

We consider the stochastic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation driven by linear multiplicative noise in the mass-supercritical case. Given arbitrary $K$ solitary waves with distinct speeds, we construct stochastic multi-solitons pathwisely in…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-12-12 Michael Röckner , Yiming Su , Yanjun Sun , Deng Zhang

In this paper we employ three recent analytical approaches to investigate the possible classes of traveling wave solutions of some members of a family of so-called short-pulse equations (SPE). A recent, novel application of phase-plane…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 G. Gambino , U. Tanriver , P. Guha , A. Ghose Choudhury , S. Roy Choudhury

We present general and global analytical solutions, valid from pole to equator, for the asymptotic structure of non-relativistic, rotating, stationary, axisymmetric, polytropic, unconfined, perfect MHD winds. The asymptotic structure of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Heyvaerts , C. Norman

Spherically symmetric equilibrium configurations of perfect fluid obeying a polytropic equation of state are studied in spacetimes with a repulsive cosmological constant. The configurations are specified in terms of three parameters---the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-11-17 Zdeněk Stuchlík , Stanislav Hledík , Jan Novotný

Obtaining exact solutions of the spherically symmetric general relativistic gravitational field equations describing the interior structure of an isotropic fluid sphere is a long standing problem in theoretical and mathematical physics. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-10 T. Harko , M. K. Mak

We consider a perturbed energy critical focusing Nonlinear Schr\"odinger Equation in three dimensions. We construct solitary wave solutions for focusing subcritical perturbations as well as defocusing supercritical perturbations. The…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-04-25 Matt Coles , Stephen Gustafson

Context. Stellar spin-down is the result of a complex process involving rotation, dynamo, wind and magnetism. Multi-wavelength surveys of solar-like stars have revealed the likely existence of relationships between their rotation, X-ray…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-01 Jérémy Ahuir , Allan-Sacha Brun , Antoine Strugarek

Classifying the stratospheric polar vortex provides predictability for surface weather on extended-range timescales. However, providing a scientifically sound classification is challenging: all the definitions proposed in over 60 years of…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2026-03-18 Jake Cordes , Barbara Giunti , Zheng Wu

We present a novel analytic framework to model the steady-state structure of multiphase galactic winds comprised of a hot, volume-filling component and a cold, clumpy component. We first derive general expressions for the structure of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-01-19 Drummond B. Fielding , Greg L. Bryan

A polytropic quark star model is suggested in order to establish a general framework in which theoretical quark star models could be tested by observations. The key difference between polytropic quark stars and the polytropic model studied…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 X. Y. Lai , R. X. Xu

Both remote-sensing measurements using the interplanetary scintillation (IPS) technique and in situ measurements by the Ulysses spacecraft show a bimodal structure for the solar wind at solar minimum conditions. At present what makes the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Bo Li , Li-Dong Xia , Yao Chen

We develop a new formalism to study the dynamics of fluid polytropes in three dimensions. The stars are modeled as compressible ellipsoids and the hydrodynamic equations are reduced to a set of ordinary differential equations for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 Dong Lai , Frederic A. Rasio , Stuart L. Shapiro

We derive semi-analytic solutions for the thermally driven cumulative outflow from a dense stellar cluster that consists of a large number of stars with strong stellar winds, under the key assumption that their mass and energy deposition…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-28 Stan Owocki

We present a new formulation of Einstein's equations for an axisymmetric spacetime with vanishing twist in vacuum. We propose a fully constrained scheme and use spherical polar coordinates. A general problem for this choice is the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-15 Christian Schell , Oliver Rinne

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is a Lagrangian method for solving the fluid equations that is commonplace in astrophysics, prized for its natural adaptivity and stability. The choice of variable to smooth in SPH has been the topic of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-26 Josh Borrow , Matthieu Schaller , Richard G. Bower

We consider the inverse problem of recovering the spherically symmetric sound speed, density and attenuation in the Sun from the observations of the acoustic field randomly excited by turbulent convection. We show that observations at two…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-06-24 A. D. Agaltsov , T. Hohage , R. G. Novikov

The asymptotics of a singularly perturbed problem is constructed. describing the transport of a polydisperse impurity in the atmosphere, taking into account the processes of precipitation and wind pick-up, as well as the processes of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-30 A. V. Nesterov