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Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence plays a central role in many astrophysical processes in the interstellar medium (ISM), including star formation and cosmic-ray transport and acceleration. MHD turbulence can be decomposed into three…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-13 Jiyao Zhang , Yue Hu

We present a new magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code for the simulation of wave propagation in the solar atmosphere, under the effects of electrical resistivity, but not dominant, and heat transference in a uniform 3D grid. The code is based on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-02 Anamaría Navarro , F. D. Lora-Clavijo , Guillermo A. González

This paper explores the effects of numerical algorithms on global magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations of solar wind (SW) in the inner heliosphere. To do so, we use sunRunner3D, a 3-D MHD model that employs the boundary conditions…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-03 Luis Ángel de León Alanís , J. J. González-Avilés , P. Riley , M. Ben-Nun

Physical problems with a solution that can be expressed analytically are scarce; this holds even more true for problems set in a cosmological context. Such solutions are, however, invaluable tools for making comparisons between theory,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-13 Orestis A. Karapiperis , Matthieu Schaller

Smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamics has reached a level of maturity that enables the study of a wide range of astrophysical problems. In this review, the numerical details of the modern SPMHD method are described. The three fundamental…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-27 Terrence S. Tricco

Equations of ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) play an important role in the studies of turbulence, astrophysics, and plasma physics. These equations possess remarkable geometric structures and symmetries. Indeed, they admit a geodesic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-03-19 Michael Roop

Numerical methods to improve the treatment of magnetic fields in smoothed field magnetohydrodynamics (SPMHD) are developed and tested. Chapter 2 is a review of SPMHD. In Chapter 3, a mixed hyperbolic/parabolic scheme is developed which…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Terrence S. Tricco

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence is a ubiquitous dynamical state of astrophysical plasmas and a primary agent in the redistribution, dissipation, and conversion of energy into particle populations. Yet turbulence is still most often…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-21 Loukas Vlahos

Comprehending the manner in which magnetic fields affect propagating waves is a first step toward constructing accurate helioseismic models of active region sub-surface structure and dynamics. Here, we present a numerical method to compute…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Shravan M. Hanasoge

We review numerical simulations of MHD turbulence. The last decade has witnessed fundamental advances both in the technical capabilities of direct numerical simulation, and in our understanding of key physical processes. Magnetic fields tap…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Steven A. Balbus , John F. Hawley

Numerical methods for solving the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations in more than one space dimension must either confront the challenge of controlling errors in the discrete divergence of the magnetic field, or else be faced with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-05-19 Christiane Helzel , James A. Rossmanith , Bertram Taetz

Solving the problem of fast eruptive events in magnetically dominated astrophysical plasmas requires the use of particularly well adapted numerical tools. Indeed, the central mechanism based on magnetic reconnection is determined by a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-07 Hubert Baty

The magnetohydrodynamics system consists of the Navier-Stokes and Maxwell's equations, coupled through multiples of nonlinear terms. Such a system forced by space-time white noise has been studied by physicists for decades, and the rigorous…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-08-11 Kazuo Yamazaki

Axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) can be invoked for describing astrophysical magnetized flows and formulated to model stellar magnetospheres including main sequence stars (e.g. the Sun), compact stellar objects [e.g. magnetic white…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-05 Lile Wang , Yu-Qing Lou

The resistive magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations as usually defined in the quasineutral approximation refer to a system of 14 scalar equations in 14 scalar variables, hence are determined to be complete and soluble. These equations are a…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2008-12-12 Robert W. Johnson

Due to the prevalence of magnetic fields in astrophysical environments, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation has become a basic tool for studying astrophysical fluid dynamics. To further advance the precision of MHD simulations, we have…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-09 Jeongbhin Seo , Dongsu Ryu

We present the implementation of a three-dimensional, second order accurate Godunov-type algorithm for magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD), in the adaptive-mesh-refinement (AMR) cosmological code {\tt CHARM}. The algorithm is based on the full…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Francesco Miniati , Daniel F. Martin

Turbulent diffuse molecular clouds can exhibit complicated morphologies caused by the interactions among radiation, chemistry, fluids, and fields. We performed full 3D simulations for turbulent diffuse molecular interstellar media,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-17 Nannan Yue , Lile Wang , Thomas Bisbas , Donghui Quan , Di Li

During the Z-Pinch fusion process, electric current is injected into liquid metal from the plasma column, generating Lorentz forces that deform the liquid metal's free surface. Modeling this phenomenon is essential for assessing the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2024-11-20 Suresh Murugaiyan , Stefano Brizzolara

The discovery of dynamical models from data represents a crucial step in advancing our understanding of physical systems. Library-based sparse regression has emerged as a powerful method for inferring governing equations directly from…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-01-09 Matthew Golden , Kaushik Satapathy , Dimitrios Psaltis