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Several methods exist to convert near-infrared (NIR) stellar observations into extinction maps. We present a new method based on NIR multiband observations. The method uses a discretised version of the distribution of intrinsic stellar…

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We propose certain approach of solving two-dimensional non-stationary and stationary advection-diffusion-reaction boundary value problems through their reduction to the set of corresponding one-dimensional problems. This method leverages…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-19 R. Drebotiy , H. Shynkarenko

First we introduce and analyze a convergent numerical method for a large class of nonlinear nonlocal possibly degenerate convection diffusion equations. Secondly we develop a new Kuznetsov type theory and obtain general and possibly optimal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-07-01 Simone Cifani , Espen R. Jakobsen

We present the results of comparing three different implementations of the microscopic diffusion process in the stellar evolution codes CESAM and CLES. For each of these implementations we computed models of 1.0, 1.2 and 1.3 M$_{\odot}$. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Montalban , S. Theado , Y. Lebreton

Meridional circulation in stratified stellar/planetary interiors in the presence of stable molecular weight gradients remains poorly understood, thereby affecting angular momentum transport in evolutionary models. We extend the downward…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-19 Deepayan Banik , Kristen Menou , Evan H. Anders

We study numerical methods for the nonlinear partial differential equation that governs the motion of level sets by affine curvature. We show that standard finite difference schemes are nonlinearly unstable. We build convergent finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-11-01 Adam M. Oberman , Tiago Salvador

The analysis of wave propagation problems in linear damped media must take into account both propagation features and attenuation process. To perform accurate numerical investigations by the finite differences or finite element method, one…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-01-26 Jean-François Semblat , J. J. Brioist

We present a robust and accurate numerical method for the anisotropic diffusion equation in curvilinear coordinates. This study extends the recent work [Muir et al., Computer Physics Communications, 2025] for solving the anisotropic…

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We present some analytical solutions to the Einstein equations, describing radiating collapsing spheres in the diffusion approximation. Solutions allow for modeling physical reasonable situations. The temperature is calculated for each…

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We explain how the invariant subspace method can be extended to a scalar and coupled system of time-space fractional partial differential equations. The effectiveness and applicability of the method have been illustrated through time-space…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-07-17 P Prakash

Single-particle traces of the diffusive motion of molecules, cells, or animals are by-now routinely measured, similar to stochastic records of stock prices or weather data. Deciphering the stochastic mechanism behind the recorded dynamics…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-09-14 Henrik Seckler , Janusz Szwabinski , Ralf Metzler

A kind of spatial fractional diffusion equations in this paper are studied. Firstly, an L1 formula is employed for the spatial discretization of the equations. Then, a second order scheme is derived based on the resulting semi-discrete…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-01-08 Yong-Liang Zhao , Pei-Yong Zhu , Xian-Ming Gu , Xi-Le Zhao , Huan-Yan Jian

In the present article an endeavor is made to solve the variable order fractional diffusion equations using a powerful method viz., Homotopy Analysis method. It is demonstrated how the method can be used while solving approximately two…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-04-16 Vivek Mishra , S. Das

Advances in stellar interior modeling are being driven by new data from large-scale surveys and high-precision photometric and spectroscopic observations. Here we focus on single stars in normal evolutionary phases; we will not discuss the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Joyce Ann Guzik

We investigate numerical behaviour of a convection diffusion equation with random coefficients by approximating statistical moments of the solution. Stochastic Galerkin approach, turning the original stochastic problem to a system of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-10-19 Pelin Çiloğlu , Hamdullah Yücel

The scientific community employs complicated multiphysics simulations to understand the physics in Solar, Stellar, and Interstellar media. These must be tested against known solutions to ensure their validity. Several well-known tests…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-06 Sondre Vik Furuseth , George Cherry , Juan Martínez-Sykora

Using diffusion priors to solve inverse problems in imaging have significantly matured over the years. In this chapter, we review the various different approaches that were proposed over the years. We categorize the approaches into the more…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Hyungjin Chung , Jeongsol Kim , Jong Chul Ye

Context. Using asteroseismic techniques, it has recently become possible to probe the internal rotation profile of low-mass (~1.1-1.5 Msun) subgiant and red giant stars. Under the assumption of local angular momentum conservation, the core…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-20 F. Spada , M. Gellert , R. Arlt , S. Deheuvels

We propose an alternative method for one-dimensional continuum diffusion models with spatially variable (heterogeneous) diffusivity. Our method, which extends recent work on stochastic diffusion, assumes the constant-coefficient homogenized…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-12-18 Elliot J. Carr

Of primary interest in this paper is the numerical approximation of a time dependent fractional, in space, diffusion equation where the domain is assumed to be nonhomogeneous, having different axial diffusion coefficients. This work is…

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