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We describe a method for coupling an embedded domain in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation with a particle-in-cell (PIC) method. In this two-way coupling we follow the work of Daldorff et al. in which the PIC domain receives its initial…

Computational Physics · Physics 2017-10-25 Kirit Makwana , Rony Keppens , Giovanni Lapenta

MHD turbulence is likely to play an important role in several astrophysical scenarios where the magnetic Reynolds is very large. Numerically, these cases can be studied efficiently by means of Large Eddy Simulations, in which the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-25 Federico Carrasco , Daniele Viganò , Carlos Palenzuela

We describe a method for incorporating ambipolar diffusion in the strong coupling approximation into a multidimensional magnetohydrodynamics code based on the total variation diminishing scheme. Contributions from ambipolar diffusion terms…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Eunwoo Choi , Jongsoo Kim , Paul J. Wiita

We revisit the traditional upwind schemes for linear conservation laws in the viewpoint of jump processes, allowing studying upwind schemes using probabilistic tools. In particular, for Fokker-Planck equations on $\mathbb{R}$, in the case…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-07-24 Lei Li , Jian-Guo Liu

Simulating the long-term evolution of temperature and magnetic fields in neutron stars is a major effort in astrophysics, having significant impact in several topics. A detailed evolutionary model requires, at the same time, the numerical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-19 Daniele Viganò , Alberto García-García , José A. Pons , Clara Dehman , Vanessa Graber

We discuss the order, efficiency, stability and positivity of several meshless schemes for linear scalar hyperbolic equations. Meshless schemes are Generalised Finite Difference Methods (GFDMs) for arbitrary irregular grids in which there…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-28 Klaas Willems , Giovanni Samaey , Axel Klar

Stable, accurate, divergence-free simulation of magnetized supersonic turbulence is a severe test of numerical MHD schemes and has been surprisingly difficult to achieve due to the range of flow conditions present. Here we present a new,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-02-20 Sergey D. Ustyugov , Mikhail V. Popov , Alexei G. Kritsuk , Michael L. Norman

This paper develops a numerical procedure to accelerate the convergence of the Favre-averaged Non-Linear Harmonic (FNLH) method. The scheme provides a unified mathematical framework for solving the sparse linear systems formed by the mean…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-26 Feng Wang , Kurt Webber , David Radford , Luca di Mare , Marcus Meyer

The magnetic fields can change their topology through a process known as magnetic reconnection. This process in not only important for understanding the origin and evolution of the large-scale magnetic field, but is seen as a possibly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Grzegorz Kowal , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , A. Lazarian

Magnetic fields are expected to play a key role in the dynamics and the ejection mechanisms that accompany the merger of two neutron stars. General relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations offer a unique opportunity to unravel the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-07-27 C. Palenzuela , R. Aguilera-Miret , F. Carrasco , R. Ciolfi , J. V. Kalinani , W. Kastaun , B. Miñano , D. Viganò

Energetic particle effects in magnetic confinement fusion devices are commonly studied by hybrid kinetic-fluid simulation codes whose underlying continuum evolution equations often lack the correct energy balance. While two different…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-01-23 Alexander R. D. Close , Joshua W. Burby , Cesare Tronci

Aerial manipulation (AM) expands UAV capabilities beyond passive observation to contact-based operations at high altitudes and in otherwise inaccessible environments. Although recent advances show promise, most AM systems are developed in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Yiming Zhang , Junyi Geng

Simulating plasmas in the Hall-MagnetoHydroDynamics (Hall-MHD) regime represents a valuable {approach for the investigation of} complex non-linear dynamics developing in astrophysical {frameworks} and {fusion machines}. Taking into account…

A numerical analysis of upwind type schemes for the nonlinear nonlocal aggregation equation is provided. In this approach, the aggregation equation is interpreted as a conservative transport equation driven by a nonlocal nonlinear velocity…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-08-31 François Delarue , Frédéric Lagoutìère , Nicolas Vauchelet

This study employs high-fidelity numerical simulations to investigate the influence of appendages on the turbulent flow dynamics and far-field acoustic radiation of the SUBOFF submarine model at a Reynolds number of Re = 1.2*10^7. Utilizing…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-03-26 Peng Jiang , Shijun Liao , Ling Liu , Bin Xie

The Fast Multipole Method (FMM) offers an acceleration for pairwise interaction calculation, known as $N$-body problems, from $\mathcal{O}(N^2)$ to $\mathcal{O}(N)$ with $N$ particles. This has brought dramatic increase in the capability of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2011-09-21 Felipe A. Cruz , L. A. Barba

Different methods for simulating the effects of spatial resolution on magnetic field maps are compared, including those commonly used for inter-instrument comparisons. The investigation first uses synthetic data, and the results are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-27 KD Leka , G. Barnes

When modeling astrophysical fluid flows, it is often appropriate to discard the canonical magnetohydrodynamic approximation thereby freeing the magnetic field to diffuse with respect to the bulk velocity field. As a consequence, however,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Stephen O'Sullivan , Turlough P. Downes

We investigate a hybrid numerical algorithm aimed at the large-scale cosmological N-body simulation for the on-going and the future high precious sky surveys. It makes use of a truncated Fast Multiple Method (FMM) for short-range gravity,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-01-13 Qiao Wang

Exponential integrators have been introduced as an efficient alternative to explicit and implicit methods for integrating large stiff systems of differential equations. Over the past decades these methods have been studied theoretically and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-03 Lukas Einkemmer , Mayya Tokman , John Loffeld