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In this work we introduce a novel semi-implicit structure-preserving finite-volume/finite-difference scheme for the viscous and resistive equations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) based on an appropriate 3-split of the governing PDE system,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-01 Francesco Fambri

We present a new way of deriving effective theories of dynamical electromagnetic fields in general media. It can be used to give a systematic formulation of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) with strong magnetic fields, including systems with…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-01-10 Michael J. Landry , Hong Liu

The noncanonical Hamiltonian formulation of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is used to construct variational principles for symmetric equilibrium configurations of magnetized plasma including flow. In particular, helical symmetry is considered…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-08-28 Tommaso Andreussi , Philip J. Morrison , Francesco Pegoraro

In this paper we consider two sources of enhancement for the meshfree Lagrangian particle method smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) by improving the accuracy of the particle approximation. Namely, we will consider shape functions…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2007-12-02 R. A. Brownlee , P. Houston , J. Levesley , S. Rosswog

This article introduces a new 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibrium solver, based on the concept of admissible variations of B, p that allows for magnetic relaxation of a magnetic field in a perturbed/non-minimum energy state to a lower…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-11-03 Tobias Blickhan , Julianne Stratton , Alan A. Kaptanoglu

Magneto-hydrodynamics is one of the foremost models in plasma physics with applications in inertial confinement fusion, astrophysics and elsewhere. Advanced numerical methods are needed to get an insight into the complex physical phenomena.…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-03-29 Jan Nikl , Milan Kuchařík , Stefan Weber

A hybrid spectral/finite-element code is developed to numerically solve the resistive finite-pressure magnetohydrodynamic equilibria without the necessity of postulating nested magnetic flux surfaces in the non-axisymmetric toroidal…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-12-30 Jian Zhang , Ping Zhu , Chris C. Hegna

Being motivated by the paper [O. I. Bogoyavlenskij, Phys. Rev. 66, 056410 (2002)] we generalise the symmetry transformations for MHD equilibria with isotropic pressure and incompressible flow parallel to the magnetic field introduced…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-07-24 A. Evangelias , G. N. Throumoulopoulos

We present an implementation of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) with improved accuracy for simulations of galaxies and the large-scale structure. In particular, we combine, implement, modify and test a vast majority of SPH improvement…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-21 A. M. Beck , G. Murante , A. Arth , R. -S. Remus , A. F. Teklu , J. M. F. Donnert , S. Planelles , M. C. Beck , P. Foerster , M. Imgrund , K. Dolag , S. Borgani

We describe the construction of stepped-pressure equilibria as extrema of a multi-region, relaxed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) energy functional that combines elements of ideal MHD and Taylor relaxation, and which we call MRXMHD. The model is…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 S. R. Hudson , R. L. Dewar , G. Dennis , M. J. Hole , M. McGann , G. von Nessi , S. Lazerson

The method of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) has been widely studied and implemented for a large variety of problems, ranging from astrophysics to fluid dynamics and elasticity problems in solids. However, the method is known to have…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-16 Ruslan F. Gabbasov , Jaime Klapp-Escribano , Joel Suarez-Cansino , Leonardo Di G. Sigalotti

In many astrophysical plasmas, the Coulomb collision is insufficient to maintain an isotropic temperature, and the system is driven to the anisotropic regime. In this case, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) models with anisotropic pressure are…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-08-09 Hongyang Luo , John G. Lyon , Binzheng Zhang

I present a review of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), with the aim of providing a mathematically rigorous, clear derivation of the algorithms from first principles. The method of discretising a continuous field into particles using a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-05 Peter J. Cossins

In this work, a simple fourth-order accurate finite volume semi-discrete scheme is introduced to solve astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) problems on Cartesian meshes. Hydrodynamic quantities like density, momentum and energy are…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-03-23 Prabal Singh Verma , Jean-Mathieu Teissier , Oliver Henze , Wolf-Christian Müller

This paper investigates the hydrodynamic performances of an SPH code incorporating an artificial heat conductivity term in which the adopted signal velocity is applicable when gravity is present. In accordance with previous findings it is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 R. Valdarnini

We seek to accelerate and increase the size of simulations for fluid-structure interactions (FSI) by using multiple resolutions in the spatial discretization of the equations governing the time evolution of systems displaying two-way…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-08-02 Wei Hu , Wenxiao Pan , Milad Rakhsha , Qiang Tian , Haiyan Hu , Dan Negrut

Numerical solutions of the incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations are reported for the interior of a rotating, perfectly-conducting, rigid spherical shell that is insulator-coated on the inside. A previously-reported spectral…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. D. Mininni , D. C. Montgomery , L. Turner

Especially in cold and high-density regions, the assumptions of ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) can break down, making first order non-ideal terms such as Ohmic and ambipolar diffusion as well as the Hall effect important. In this study we…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-25 Oliver Zier , Volker Springel , Alexander C. Mayer

We present three-dimensional solutions of the magnetohydrostatic equations in the co-rotating frame of reference outside a magnetized rigidly rotating cylinder. We make no symmetry assumption for the magnetic field, but to be able to make…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-30 Thomas Neukirch

The new code for numerical simulation of magnetic hydrodynamical astrophysical flows with consideration of chemical reactions is given in the paper. At the heart of the code - the new original low-dissipation numerical method based on a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-01 Igor Kulikov , Igor Chernykh , Viktor Protasov