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Normal-mode coupling is a helioseismic technique that uses measurements of mode eigenfunctions to infer the interior structure of the Sun. This technique has led to insights into the evolution and structure of toroidal flows in the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-21 Prasad Subramanian , Shravan Hanasoge

Time-distance helioseismology provides information about vector flows in the near-surface layers of the Sun by measuring wave travel times between points on the solar surface. Specific spatial averages of travel times have been proposed for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-05 Jan Langfellner , Laurent Gizon , Aaron C. Birch

Geodesic vortex detection is a tool in nonlinear dynamical systems to objectively identify transient vortices with flow-invariant boundaries that defy the typical deformation found in 2-d turbulence. Initially formulated for flows on the…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2025-04-15 Fernando Andrade-Canto , Francisco J. Beron-Vera , Gage Bonner

We report on the occurrence of small-scale vortices in simulations of the convective solar surface. Using an eigenanalysis of the velocity gradient tensor, we find the subset of high vorticity regions in which the plasma is swirling. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 R. Moll , R. H. Cameron , M. Schüssler

The propagation and dissipation of magnetohydrodynamic waves play a key role in transporting energy from the solar photosphere to the chromosphere. Using high-resolution three-dimensional radiative MHD simulations, we investigate the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-21 Nitin Yadav , Apanba Khuman

Vortices are swirling regions of fluid that structure motion in gases and liquids across a wide range of scales, from laboratory-scale experiments to vast atmospheric currents. They play a key role in mixing, transport, and energy transfer,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-02-18 Tiemo Pedergnana , Florian Kogelbauer

In this work we follow a series of papers on high-resolution observations of small-scale structures in the solar atmosphere \citep[][Cabello et al., in prep]{Balmaceda2009, Balmaceda2010, Vargas2011, Palacios2012, Domingo2012, Vargas2015},…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-04 J. Palacios , S. Vargas Domínguez , L. A. Balmaceda , I. Cabello , V. Domingo

Quantum vortices play a crucial role in both equilibrium and dynamical phenomena in two-dimensional (2D) superfluid systems. Experimental detection of these excitations in 2D ultracold atomic gases typically involves examining density…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-05-20 Magnus Sesodia , Shinichi Sunami , En Chang , Erik Rydow , Christopher J. Foot , Abel Beregi

We review (i) observations and numerical simulations of vortical flows in the solar atmosphere and (ii) measurements of the horizontal magnetic field in quiet Sun regions. First, we discuss various manifestations of vortical flows and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-02-21 O. Steiner , R. Rezaei

Based on the analysis of the velocity gradient tensor, we investigate in this paper the physical interpretation and limitations of four vortex criteria: $\omega$, $Q$, $\varDelta$ and $\lambda_{ci}$, and reveal the actual physical meaning…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-06-06 Zhen Li , Xiwen Zhang , Feng He

We employ time sequences of images observed with a G-band filter (4305{\AA}) by the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) on board of Hinode spacecraft at different latitude along solar central me-ridian to study vorticity of granular flows in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-02 A. A. Pevtsov

Vortices and their analysis play a critical role in the understanding of complex phenomena in turbulent flows. Traditional vortex extraction methods, notably region-based techniques, often overlook the entanglement phenomenon, resulting in…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-12-19 Adeel Zafar , Zahra Poorshayegh , Di Yang , Guoning Chen

Solar vortices are fundamental components of solar atmospheric dynamics, serving as natural laboratories for magnetic field twisting, energy concentration and transport, wave guidance, and plasma coupling across atmospheric layers.…

The determination of horizontal velocity fields at the solar surface is crucial to understanding the dynamics and magnetism of the convection zone of the sun. These measurements can be done by tracking granules. Tracking granules from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Tkaczuk , M. Rieutord , N. Meunier , T. Roudier

In this paper, a modified normalized Rortex/vortex identification method named Omega_R is presented to improve the original Omega_R method and cure the bulging phenomenon on the iso-surfaces caused by the original Omega_R method. Detailed…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-07-24 Jianming Liu , Chaoqun Liu

A relative Liutex vortex identification method is proposed in this study, together with its explicit mathematical formulation. The method is designed to identify vortical structures based solely on local flow-field information and is…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-01-01 Jiawei Chen , Yifei Yu , Chaoqun Liu

The solar corona is host to a continuous flow of propagating disturbances (PD). These are continuous and ubiquitous across broad regions of the corona, including the quiet Sun. The aim of this paper is to present an improved, efficient…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-31 Huw Morgan , Marianna Korsos

Quantum solutions to differential equations represent quantum data -- states that contain relevant information about the system's behavior, yet are difficult to analyze. We propose a toolbox for reading out information from such data, where…

The solar interior is filled with turbulent thermal convection, which plays a key role in the energy and momentum transport and the generation of the magnetic field. The turbulent flows in the solar interior cannot be optically detected due…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-10 Hiroyuki Masaki , Hideyuki Hotta

Recent theoretical studies suggest that solenoidal turbulence can significantly enhance fusion reactivity, yet no standard diagnostic exists to directly measure these solenoidal flows in high-energy-density plasmas, nor to distinguish…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2026-05-05 Kenan Qu , Nathaniel J. Fisch