Magnetic reconnection in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas
EG Zweibel, M Yamada - Annual review of astronomy and …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Magnetic reconnection is a topological rearrangement of magnetic field that converts
magnetic energy to plasma energy. Astrophysical flares, from the Earth's magnetosphere to …
magnetic energy to plasma energy. Astrophysical flares, from the Earth's magnetosphere to …
Modeling extragalactic jets
A Ferrari - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1998 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Extragalactic jets were discovered and initially studied by radio astronomers in
connection with extended radio sources. At present, the combination of jets and disks is …
connection with extended radio sources. At present, the combination of jets and disks is …
Shear-driven transition to isotropically turbulent solar wind outside the Alfvén critical zone
Shear-driven Transition to Isotropically Turbulent Solar Wind Outside the Alfvén Critical Zone -
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Hyperbolic divergence cleaning for the MHD equations
In simulations of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) processes the violation of the divergence
constraint causes severe stability problems. In this paper we develop and test a new …
constraint causes severe stability problems. In this paper we develop and test a new …
Magnetic reconnection in plasmas
D Biskamp - Astrophysics and Space Science, 1996 - Springer
A review of the present status of the theory of magnetic reconnection is given. In strongly
collisional plasmas reconnection proceeds via resistive current sheets, ie quasi-stationary …
collisional plasmas reconnection proceeds via resistive current sheets, ie quasi-stationary …
Multiphase galaxy formation: high-velocity clouds and the missing baryon problem
AH Maller, JS Bullock - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The standard treatment of cooling in cold dark matter haloes assumes that all of the gas
within a 'cooling radius' cools and contracts monolithically to fuel galaxy formation. Here we …
within a 'cooling radius' cools and contracts monolithically to fuel galaxy formation. Here we …
The birth of molecular clouds: formation of atomic precursors in colliding flows
F Heitsch, AD Slyz, JEG Devriendt… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Molecular cloud complexes (MCCs) are highly structured and" turbulent." Observational
evidence suggests that MCCs are dynamically dominated systems, rather than quasi …
evidence suggests that MCCs are dynamically dominated systems, rather than quasi …
High-order conservative finite difference GLM–MHD schemes for cell-centered MHD
A Mignone, P Tzeferacos, G Bodo - Journal of Computational Physics, 2010 - Elsevier
We present and compare third-as well as fifth-order accurate finite difference schemes for
the numerical solution of the compressible ideal MHD equations in multiple spatial …
the numerical solution of the compressible ideal MHD equations in multiple spatial …
The mhd kelvin-helmholtz instability: A two-dimensional numerical study
Using a new numerical code we have carried out two-dimensional simulations of the
nonlinear evolution of unstable sheared magnetohydrodynamic flows. We considered two …
nonlinear evolution of unstable sheared magnetohydrodynamic flows. We considered two …
Growth and saturation of the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability with parallel and antiparallel magnetic fields
We investigate the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability occurring at the interface of a shear-flow
configuration in 2D compressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). The linear growth and the …
configuration in 2D compressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). The linear growth and the …