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We describe the results of 3D simulations of the interaction of hydrodynamic shocks with Bonnor-Ebert spheres performed with an Adaptive Mesh Refinement code. The calculations are isothermal and the clouds are embedded in a medium in which…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-14 S. A. E. G. Falle , B. Vaidya , T. W. Hartquist

The amplification of magnetic fields is crucial for understanding the observed magnetization of stars and galaxies. Turbulent dynamo is the primary mechanism responsible for that but the understanding of its action in a collapsing…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-22 Muhammed Irshad P , Pallavi Bhat , Kandaswamy Subramanian , Anvar Shukurov

We studied the collapse of rotating molecular cloud cores with inclined magnetic fields, based on three-dimensional numerical simulations.The numerical simulations start from a rotating Bonnor-Ebert isothermal cloud in a uniform magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Masahiro N. Machida , Tomoaki Matsumoto , Tomoyuki Hanawa , Kohji Tomisaka

The collision of two plasma clouds at a speed that exceeds the ion acoustic speed can result in the formation of shocks. This phenomenon is observed not only in astrophysical scenarios such as the propagation of supernova remnant (SNR)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 Mark Eric Dieckmann , Gianluca Sarri , Domenico Doria , Hamad Ahmed , Marco Borghesi

We present high resolution simulations of a multiple merger of three disk galaxies including the evolution of magnetic fields performed with the N-body/SPH code Gadget. For the first time, we embed the galaxies in a magnetized, low-density…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 H. Kotarba , H. Lesch , K. Dolag , T. Naab , P. H. Johansson , J. Donnert , F. A. Stasyszyn

We present results from two-dimensional numerical simulations of a supersonic turbulent flow in the plane of the galactic disk, incorporating shear, thresholded and discrete star formation (SF), self-gravity, rotation and magnetic fields. A…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 T. Passot , E. Vazquez-Semadeni , A. Pouquet

Spectropolarimetric observations show that many low-mass stars possess large-scale poloidal magnetic fields with considerable dipole component, which in some cases exhibit temporal dynamics - cycles or reversals. Although it is widely…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-02 Anna Guseva , Ludovic Petitdemange , Charly Pinçon

Recent observational results for magnetic fields in molecular clouds reviewed by Crutcher (2012) seem to be inconsistent with the predictions of the ambipolar diffusion theory of star formation. These include the measured decrease in mass…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 A. Lazarian , A. Esquivel , R. Crutcher

We study the evolution of magnetized clusters in a cosmological environment using magneto-hydro dynamical simulations. Large scale flows and merging of subclumps generate shear flows leading to Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities, which, in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Klaus Dolag

We expand our study on the dispersion of polarization angles in molecular clouds. We show how the effect of signal integration through the thickness of the cloud as well as across the area subtended by the telescope beam inherent to dust…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Martin Houde , John E. Vaillancourt , Roger H. Hildebrand , Shadi Chitsazzadeh , Larry Kirby

Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence affects both terrestrial and astrophysical plasmas. The properties of magnetized turbulence must be better understood to more accurately characterize these systems. This work presents ideal MHD simulations of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-04-28 Forrest W. Glines , Philipp Grete , Brian W. O'Shea

We investigate shock acceleration in a realistic astrophysical environment with density inhomogeneities. The turbulence induced by the interaction of the shock precursor with upstream density fluctuations amplifies both upstream and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-02 Siyao Xu , Alex Lazarian

Interplanetary evolution of eleven magnetic clouds (MCs) recorded by at least two radially aligned spacecraft is studied. The in situ magnetic field measurements are fitted to a cylindrically symmetric Gold-Hoyle force-free uniform-twist…

We investigate the evolution of interfaces among phases of the interstellar medium with different temperature. It is found that, for some initial conditions, the dynamical effects related to conductive fronts are very important even if…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 Andrea Ferrara , Yuri Shchekinov

This paper presents the results of the analysis of 3D simulations of solar magneto-convection that include the joint action of the ambipolar diffusion and the Hall effect. Three simulation-runs are compared: one including both ambipolar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-20 E. Khomenko , M. Collados , N. Vitas , P. A. Gonzalez-Morales

We review the present theoretical and numerical understanding of magnetic field amplification in cosmic large-scale structure, on length scales of galaxy clusters and beyond. Structure formation drives compression and turbulence, which…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-28 J. Donnert , F. Vazza , M. Brüggen , J. ZuHone

We use three-dimensional numerical simulations to study self-organization in supersonic turbulence in molecular clouds. Our numerical experiments describe decaying and driven turbulent flows with an isothermal equation of state, sonic Mach…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Alexei G. Kritsuk , Sergey D. Ustyugov , Michael L. Norman , Paolo Padoan

Modeling the solar atmosphere is challenging due to its layered structure and multi-scale dynamics. We aim to validate the new radiative MHD code MAGEC, which combines the MANCHA and MAGNUS codes into a finite-volume, shock-capturing…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-10 Anamaría Navarro , E. Khomenko , N. Vitas , T. Felipe

We present simulations of magnetized astrophysical shocks taking into account the interplay between the thermal plasma of the shock and supra-thermal particles. Such interaction is depicted by combining a grid-based magneto-hydrodynamics…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-10-02 Allard Jan van Marle , Fabien Casse , Alexandre Marcowith

Shocks in astrophysical transients are key sites of particle acceleration. If the shock upstream is optically thick, radiation smoothens the velocity discontinuity at the shock (radiation-mediated shocks). However, in mildly magnetized…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-12 Shunke Ai , Irene Tamborra