Finite deformation in ideal magnetohydrodynamics

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...

Converging cylindrical shocks in ideal magnetohydrodynamics

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...

Non-Uniform Convergence of Finite Volume Schemes for Riemann Problems of Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics

This paper presents Riemann test problems for ideal MHD finite volume schemes. The test problems place emphasis on the hyperbolic irregularities of the ideal MHD system, namely the occurrence of intermediate shocks and non-unique solutions. We investigate numerical solutions for the test problems obtained by several commonly used methods (Roe, HLLE, central scheme). All methods turned out to sh...

Revisiting linear gyrokinetics to recover ideal magnetohydrodynamics and missing finite Larmor radius effects

The linear gyrokinetics theory in the axisymmetric configuration is revisited. It is found that the conventional gyrokinetic theory needs to be repaired in order to recover the linear magnetohydrodynamics from the gyrokinetics and to obtain the finite Larmor radius effect on the magnetohydrodynamic modes in an ordering-consistent manner. Two key inclusions are: 1 the solution of the equilibrium...