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Ambipolar diffusion : self-similar solutions and MHD code testing. Cylindrical symmetry
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dc.contributor.author | Moreno-Insertis, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nóbrega-Siverio, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Priest, E. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hood, A. W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-24T09:41:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-24T09:41:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Moreno-Insertis , F , Nóbrega-Siverio , D , Priest , E R & Hood , A W 2022 , ' Ambipolar diffusion : self-similar solutions and MHD code testing. Cylindrical symmetry ' , Astronomy & Astrophysics , vol. 662 , A42 . https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141449 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-6361 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 278367526 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 84ec789d-63b9-4ee2-8f91-e0f93a812e97 | |
dc.identifier.other | BibCode: 2022arXiv220306272M | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85132077728 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-3621-6690/work/116910201 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-2620-2068/work/116910267 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000809217400008 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10023/25082 | |
dc.description | Funding: This research has been supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through projects AYA2014-55078-P and PGC2018-095832-B-I00. The authors are also grateful to the European Research Council for support through the Synergy Grant number 810218 (ERC-2018-SyG). DNS acknowledges support by the Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence scheme, project number 262622, and through grants of computing time from the Programme for Supercomputing. AWH gratefully acknowledges the financial support of STFC through the Consolidated grant, ST/S000402/1, to the University of St Andrews. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Context. Ambipolar diffusion is a process occurring in partially ionised astrophysical systems that imparts a complicated mathematical and physical nature to Ohma's law. The numerical codes that solve the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations have to be able to deal with the singularities that are naturally created in the system by the ambipolar diffusion term. Aims. The global aim is to calculate a set of theoretical self-similar solutions to the nonlinear diffusion equation with cylindrical symmetry that can be used as tests for MHD codes which include the ambipolar diffusion term. Methods. First, following the general methods developed in the applied mathematics literature, we obtained the theoretical solutions as eigenfunctions of a nonlinear ordinary differential equation. Phase-plane techniques were used to integrate through the singularities at the locations of the nulls, which correspond to infinitely sharp current sheets. In the second half of the paper, we consider the use of these solutions as tests for MHD codes. To that end, we used the Bifrost code, thereby testing the capabilities of these solutions as tests as well as (inversely) the accuracy of Bifrosta's recently developed ambipolar diffusion module. Results. The obtained solutions are shown to constitute a demanding, but nonetheless viable, test for MHD codes that incorporate ambipolar diffusion. Detailed tabulated runs of the solutions have been made available at a public repository. The Bifrost code is able to reproduce the theoretical solutions with sufficient accuracy up to very advanced diffusive times. Using the code, we also explored the asymptotic properties of our theoretical solutions in time when initially perturbed with either small or finite perturbations. Conclusions. The functions obtained in this paper are relevant as physical solutions and also as tests for general MHD codes. They provide a more stringent and general test than the simple Zeldovich-Kompaneets-Barenblatt-Pattle solution. | |
dc.format.extent | 14 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Astronomy & Astrophysics | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2022 ESO. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141449. | en |
dc.subject | Magnetic fields | en |
dc.subject | Plasmas | en |
dc.subject | Methods: numerical | en |
dc.subject | Methods: analytical | en |
dc.subject | Diffusion | en |
dc.subject | QB Astronomy | en |
dc.subject | QC Physics | en |
dc.subject | Space and Planetary Science | en |
dc.subject | Astronomy and Astrophysics | en |
dc.subject | T-NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QB | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QC | en |
dc.title | Ambipolar diffusion : self-similar solutions and MHD code testing. Cylindrical symmetry | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | European Research Council | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Science & Technology Facilities Council | en |
dc.description.version | Postprint | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Applied Mathematics | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141449 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.06272 | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022arXiv220306272M | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 810218 | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ST/S000402/1 | en |
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