Disc formation and fragmentation using radiative non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics

Can non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics solve the magnetic braking catastrophe?

We investigate whether or not the low ionisation fractions in molecular cloud cores can solve the ‘magnetic braking catastrophe’, where magnetic fields prevent the formation of circumstellar discs around young stars. We perform three-dimensional smoothed particle non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations of the gravitational collapse of one solar mass molecular cloud cores, incorporating...

Two - wave interaction in ideal magnetohydrodynamics

The weakly nonlinear interaction of sound and linearly polarised Alfvén waves propagating in the same direction along an applied magnetic field is studied. It is found that a sound wave is coupled to the Alfvén wave with double period and wavelength when the sound and Alfvén speeds are equal. The Alfvén wave drives the sound wave through the ponderomotive force, while the sound wave returns ene...

A Solution-Adaptive Upwind Schemefor Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics

A Solution-Adaptive Upwind Scheme for Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics Kenneth G. Powell,∗ Philip L. Roe,∗ Timur J. Linde,∗ Tamas I. Gombosi,† and Darren L. De Zeeuw† ∗W. M. Keck Foundation CFD Laboratory, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2140; and †Space Physics Research Laboratory, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, Universit...

Converging cylindrical shocks in ideal magnetohydrodynamics

Object-Oriented Programming and Parallel Computing in Radiative Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations

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