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We explore the suitability of deep learning to capture the physics of subgrid-scale ideal magnetohydrodynamics turbulence of 2-D simulations of the magnetized Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. We produce simulations at different resolutions to…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-08-27 Shawn G. Rosofsky , E. A. Huerta

We present first results from three-dimensional radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulations of M-type dwarf stars with CO5BOLD. The local models include the top of the convection zone, the photosphere, and the chromosphere. The results are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-01-10 S. Wedemeyer , H. -G. Ludwig , O. Steiner

A new approach to turbulence simulation, based on a combination of large-eddy simulation (LES) for the whole flow and an array of non-space-filling quasi-direct numerical simulations (QDNS), which sample the response of near-wall turbulence…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-10-20 Neil D. Sandham , Roderick Johnstone , Christian T. Jacobs

We describe a scenario for large-scale magnetic field generation and particle acceleration in a collisionless collision of cold plasma clouds. A first-principle (i.e. using particles) numerical simulation of this process might be possible.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-03-11 Andrei Gruzinov

Evolving magnetic fields are frequently embedded in plasmas that are turbulent. When the primary interest is in effects that are on a large scale compared to that of the turbulence, it is desirable to average over the turbulence to obtain…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Allen H Boozer

Shock-driven turbulence is central to astrophysical plasmas in which explosions and compressive driving inject energy through shocks rather than steady stirring. We present three-dimensional, three-temperature (ion, electron, and radiation;…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2026-05-22 Stefano Merlini , James R. Beattie , Vicente Valenzuela-Villaseca

The turbulent dynamo may explain the origin of cosmic magnetism. While the exponential amplification of magnetic fields has been studied for incompressible gases, little is known about dynamo action in highly-compressible, supersonic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-12-05 Christoph Federrath , Jennifer Schober , Stefano Bovino , Dominik R. G. Schleicher

The first estimation of the energy cascade rate ${|\epsilon_C|}$ of magnetosheath turbulence is obtained using the CLUSTER and THEMIS spacecraft data and an exact law of compressible isothermal magnetohydrodynamics turbulence.…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-02-07 Lina Hadid , Fouad Sahraoui , Sebastien Galtier , Shiyong Huang

We present results of three-dimensional Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) and Large Eddy Simulations (LES) of turbulent gravity currents with a Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) Finite Elements method. In particular, we consider the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-04-16 Caterina Bassi , Antonella Abbà , Luca Bonaventura , Lorenzo Valdettaro

Modeling of turbulent flows is still challenging. One way to deal with the large scale separation due to turbulence is to simulate only the large scales and model the unresolved contributions as done in large-eddy simulation (LES). This…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-10-03 Mathis Bode , Michael Gauding , Konstantin Kleinheinz , Heinz Pitsch

Magnetic reconnection in an antiparallel uniform Harris current sheet equilibrium, which is initially perturbed by a region of enhanced resistivity limited in all three dimensions, is investigated through compressible magnetohydrodynamic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Joerg Schumacher , Bernhard Kliem , Norbert Seehafer

The properties of current sheets forming in a ion-kinetically turbulent collisionless plasma are investigated by utilizing the results of two-dimensional hybrid-kinetic numerical simulations. For this sake the algorithm proposed by Zhdankin…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-06-19 Amirhassan Chatraee Azizabadi , Neeraj Jain , Jörg Büchner

Direct numerical simulations of turbulent Hall dynamos are presented. The evolution of an initially weak and small scale magnetic field in a system maintained in a stationary turbulent regime by a stirring force at a macroscopic scale is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 P. D. Mininni , D. O. Gómez , S. M. Mahajan

Fast reconnection in magnetically dominated plasmas is widely invoked in models of dissipation in pulsar winds, gamma-ray flares in the Crab nebula, and to explain the radio nanoshots of pulsars. When current sheets evolve reaching a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-11 Vittoria Berta , Matteo Bugli , Andrea Mignone , Giancarlo Mattia , Luca Del Zanna , Stefano Truzzi

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process that quickly releases magnetic energy stored in a plasma.Identifying, from simulation outputs, where reconnection is taking place is non-trivial and, in general, has to be performed by human…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-09-09 A. Hu , M. Sisti , F. Finelli , F. Califano , J. Dargent , M. Faganello , E. Camporeale , J. Teunissen

We analyze 3D numerical simulations of driven incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in a periodic box threaded by a moderately strong external magnetic field. We sum over nonlinear interactions within Fourier wavebands and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-10 Jungyeon Cho , Alex Lazarian , Ethan Vishniac

Coherent structures created through turbulent cascades play a key role in energy dissipation and particle acceleration. In this work, we investigate both current and vorticity sheets in 3D particle-in-cell simulations of decaying…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-10-13 Zachary Davis , Luca Comisso , Colby Haggerty , Joonas Nättilä

The rate of magnetic field diffusion plays an essential role in several astrophysical plasma processes. It has been demonstrated that the omnipresent turbulence in astrophysical media induces fast magnetic reconnection, which consequently…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-24 R. Santos-Lima , G. Guerrero , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , A. Lazarian

The small-scale turbulent dynamo is a key mechanism for amplifying galactic magnetic fields, yet the resulting field morphology remains poorly understood. Using 3D driven turbulence simulations across a range of compressibilities,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-25 Sasi M. Behara , Amit Seta

Three-dimensional direct numerical simulations (DNS) are implemented to investigate the energy cascade rate in compressible isothermal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Utilizing an exact law derived from the K\'arm\'an-Howarth…