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Much work on turbulent three-dimensional dynamos has been done using triply periodic domains, in which there are no magnetic helicity fluxes. Here we present simulations where the turbulent intensity is still nearly homogeneous, but now…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 A. Brandenburg

We present numerical simulations and explore scalings and anisotropy of compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Our study covers both gas pressure dominated (high beta) and magnetically dominated (low beta) plasmas at different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-05 Jungyeon Cho , A. Lazarian

We describe a numerical method to solve the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations. The fluid variables are updated along each direction using the flux conservative, 2nd order, total variation diminishing (TVD), upwind scheme of Jin and Xin.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Ue-Li Pen , Phil Arras , ShingKwong Wong

Alfv\'enic interactions which transfer energy from large to small spatial scales lie at the heart of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. An important feature of the turbulence is the generation of negative residual energy -- excess energy in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-06 S. Dorfman , M. Abler , S. Boldyrev , C. H. K. Chen , S. Greess

In this paper, we develop the appropriate set of hydrodynamic equations in a U(N) invariant superfluid that couple the dynamics of superflow and magnetization. In the special case when both the superfluid and normal velocities are zero, the…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-04-07 Yi-Cai Zhang , Shizhong Zhang

We derive the equations of hydrodynamics of a fully polarized electron gas placed in a strong magnetic field. These equations reveal the existence of solitons - immobile or propagating domain wall-like defects whose plane is perpendicular…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Eugene B. Kolomeisky

We study gravito-magnetic instabilities of a static homogeneous medium with an aligned magnetic field in the two contexts of relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD): first, MHD with post-Newtonian (PN) corrections, and second, special…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-13 Hyerim Noh , Jai-chan Hwang

Physical experiments and numerical simulations have revealed a remarkable stabilizing phenomenon: a background magnetic field stabilizes and dampens electrically conducting fluids. This paper provides a rigorous mathematical justification…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-10-29 Qunyi Bie , Hui Fang , Yanping Zhou

Turbulence in an incompressible fluid with and without a magnetic field as well as moderately compressible MHD turbulence are compared. For the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) models the probability distribution functions of the velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Nicholas Hall , G. Kowal , A. Lazarian , Jungyeon Cho

A two-field Hamiltonian gyrofluid model for kinetic Alfv\'en waves retaining ion finite Larmor radius corrections and parallel magnetic field fluctuations is used to study direct turbulent cascades from the MHD to the sub-ion scales. For…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-06-13 T. Passot , P. L. Sulem , D. Laveder

We are concerned with the global existence of finite energy weak solutions to 3D density-dependent magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) system with Hall-effect set in a general smooth bounded domain. The perfectly conducting wall boundary condition…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-09-01 Jin Tan

The von Karman-Howarth equations are derived for three-dimensional (3D) Hall magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in the case of an homogeneous and isotropic turbulence. From these equations, we derive exact scaling laws for the third-order…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Galtier

The role of slow-mode MHD shocks in magnetic reconnection is one of great importance for energy conversion and transport, but in many astrophysical plasmas the plasma is not fully ionised. In this paper, we investigate, using numerical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-27 Andrew Hillier , Shinsuke Takasao , Naoki Nakamura

This paper investigates the existence and uniqueness of local strong solutions to the three-dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations with density-dependent viscosities in an exterior domain. The system models the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-04-08 Hairong Liu , Tao Luo , Hua Zhong

This paper is concerned with existence of solutions to the incompressible non-resistive viscous magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations with large initial perturbations in there-dimensional (3D) periodic domains (in Lagrangian coordinates).…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-11-19 Fei Jiang , Song Jiang

The growth and saturation of magnetic field in conducting turbulent media with large magnetic Prandtl numbers are investigated. This regime is very common in low-density hot astrophysical plasmas. During the early (kinematic) stage, weak…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. A. Schekochihin , S. C. Cowley , G. W. Hammett , J. L. Maron , J. C. McWilliams

We generalize a recently introduced formulation of relativistic spinful and vortical fluid to relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). We refer to it as the "Spinful-Vortical MHD" (SVMHD). The aim is to scrutinize the interplay between the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-10-13 M. Kiamari , N. Sadooghi , M. Sedighi Jafari

We construct and analyze a model of the relativistic steady-state magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) rarefaction that is induced when a planar symmetric flow (with one ignorable Cartesian coordinate) propagates under a steep drop of the external…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Konstantinos Sapountzis , Nektarios Vlahakis

We study the transition in dimensionality of a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flow forced only mechanically, when the strength of a magnetic guiding field is gradually increased. We use numerical simulations to consider cases in…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2016-10-12 N. E. Sujovolsky , P. D. Mininni

Vortex-magnetic interactions shape magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, influencing energy transfer in astrophysical, geophysical, and industrial systems. On the Sun, granular-scale vortex flows couple strongly with magnetic fields,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-01-15 Weiyu Shen , Rodolfo Ostilla-Mónico , Xiaojue Zhu