64 papers
This paper introduces a novel modified-gradient (MG) method that employs an implicit projection to reformulate magnetic field gradients, thereby achieving exact divergence-free results with round-off precision in meshless magnetohydrodynamics and demonstrating superior performance over constrained-gradient techniques and the GIZMO code across various test cases.
This paper resolves the discrepancy between Kazantsev theory and numerical simulations regarding small-scale dynamo decay at small Prandtl numbers by demonstrating that the observed exponential decay is a temporary effect caused by large-scale velocity correlator flattening, which corresponds to a long-living virtual level in the associated Schrödinger-type equation.
This paper introduces a novel "thermodynamic forcing" method implemented in particle-in-cell simulations to systematically model transport in weakly collisional plasmas, revealing that heat-flux saturation under multiple macroscopic gradients is mediated by the bulk-velocity-gradient-driven electron firehose instability rather than the temperature-gradient-driven whistler instability.
This paper proposes a seeded axion-photon conversion scheme that utilizes a coherent seed electromagnetic field to constructively interfere with regenerated photons, thereby significantly enhancing the sensitivity of short-pulse light-shining-through-a-wall experiments where traditional resonant cavities are impractical.