Paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: Properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets
We propose two sets of initial conditions for magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in which both the velocity and the magnetic fields have spatial symmetries that are preserved by the dynamical equations as the system evolves. When implemented numerically they allow for substantial savings in CPU time and mem...
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paper:paper_15393755_v78_n6_p_Lee2023-06-08T16:20:38Z Paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: Properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets Mininni, Pablo Daniel Data storage equipment Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Magnetic field effects Magnetic field measurement Magnetic fields Magnetic materials Solar energy Solar wind Wind power Basic properties Cpu times Current sheets Dynamical equations Energy spectrums Exponential decays Fast rotations Grid points Grid resolutions Initial conditions Logarithmic decrements Magnetic pressures Memory storages Near collisions Regular flows Scale separations Spatial resolutions Spatial symmetries Temporal evolutions Magnetohydrodynamics We propose two sets of initial conditions for magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in which both the velocity and the magnetic fields have spatial symmetries that are preserved by the dynamical equations as the system evolves. When implemented numerically they allow for substantial savings in CPU time and memory storage requirements for a given resolved scale separation. Basic properties of these Taylor-Green flows generalized to MHD are given, and the ideal nondissipative case is studied up to the equivalent of 20483 grid points for one of these flows. The temporal evolution of the logarithmic decrements δ of the energy spectrum remains exponential at the highest spatial resolution considered, for which an acceleration is observed briefly before the grid resolution is reached. Up to the end of the exponential decay of δ, the behavior is consistent with a regular flow with no appearance of a singularity. The subsequent short acceleration in the formation of small magnetic scales can be associated with a near collision of two current sheets driven together by magnetic pressure. It leads to strong gradients with a fast rotation of the direction of the magnetic field, a feature also observed in the solar wind. © 2008 The American Physical Society. Fil:Mininni, P.D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2008 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_15393755_v78_n6_p_Lee http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_15393755_v78_n6_p_Lee |
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Data storage equipment Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Magnetic field effects Magnetic field measurement Magnetic fields Magnetic materials Solar energy Solar wind Wind power Basic properties Cpu times Current sheets Dynamical equations Energy spectrums Exponential decays Fast rotations Grid points Grid resolutions Initial conditions Logarithmic decrements Magnetic pressures Memory storages Near collisions Regular flows Scale separations Spatial resolutions Spatial symmetries Temporal evolutions Magnetohydrodynamics |
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Data storage equipment Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Magnetic field effects Magnetic field measurement Magnetic fields Magnetic materials Solar energy Solar wind Wind power Basic properties Cpu times Current sheets Dynamical equations Energy spectrums Exponential decays Fast rotations Grid points Grid resolutions Initial conditions Logarithmic decrements Magnetic pressures Memory storages Near collisions Regular flows Scale separations Spatial resolutions Spatial symmetries Temporal evolutions Magnetohydrodynamics Mininni, Pablo Daniel Paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: Properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets |
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Data storage equipment Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Magnetic field effects Magnetic field measurement Magnetic fields Magnetic materials Solar energy Solar wind Wind power Basic properties Cpu times Current sheets Dynamical equations Energy spectrums Exponential decays Fast rotations Grid points Grid resolutions Initial conditions Logarithmic decrements Magnetic pressures Memory storages Near collisions Regular flows Scale separations Spatial resolutions Spatial symmetries Temporal evolutions Magnetohydrodynamics |
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We propose two sets of initial conditions for magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in which both the velocity and the magnetic fields have spatial symmetries that are preserved by the dynamical equations as the system evolves. When implemented numerically they allow for substantial savings in CPU time and memory storage requirements for a given resolved scale separation. Basic properties of these Taylor-Green flows generalized to MHD are given, and the ideal nondissipative case is studied up to the equivalent of 20483 grid points for one of these flows. The temporal evolution of the logarithmic decrements δ of the energy spectrum remains exponential at the highest spatial resolution considered, for which an acceleration is observed briefly before the grid resolution is reached. Up to the end of the exponential decay of δ, the behavior is consistent with a regular flow with no appearance of a singularity. The subsequent short acceleration in the formation of small magnetic scales can be associated with a near collision of two current sheets driven together by magnetic pressure. It leads to strong gradients with a fast rotation of the direction of the magnetic field, a feature also observed in the solar wind. © 2008 The American Physical Society. |
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Mininni, Pablo Daniel |
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Mininni, Pablo Daniel |
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Mininni, Pablo Daniel |
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Paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: Properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets |
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Paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: Properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets |
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Paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: Properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets |
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Paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: Properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets |
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Paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: Properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets |
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paradigmatic flow for small-scale magnetohydrodynamics: properties of the ideal case and the collision of current sheets |
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2008 |
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https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_15393755_v78_n6_p_Lee http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_15393755_v78_n6_p_Lee |
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