Magnetospheric Current Systems

Magnetospheric Current Systems
Author: Shin-ichi Ohtani
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2000-01-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0875909760

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 118. The magnetosphere is an open system that interacts with the solar wind. In this system, solar wind energy continuously permeates different regions of the magnetosphere through electromagnetic processes, which we can well describe in terms of current systems. In fact, our ability to use various methods to study magnetospheric current systems has recently prompted significant progress in our understanding of the phenomenon. Unprecedented coverage of satellite and ground?]based observations has advanced global approaches to magnetospheric current systems, whereas advanced measurements of electromagnetic fields and particles have brought new insights about micro?]processes. Increased computer capabilities have enabled us to simulate the dynamics not only of the terrestrial magnetosphere but also the magnetospheres of other planets. Based on such developments, the present volume revisits outstanding issues about magnetospheric current systems.

Adaptive Mesh Refinement - Theory and Applications

Adaptive Mesh Refinement - Theory and Applications
Author: Tomasz Plewa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2004-12-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783540211471

Advanced numerical simulations that use adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) methods have now become routine in engineering and science. Originally developed for computational fluid dynamics applications these methods have propagated to fields as diverse as astrophysics, climate modeling, combustion, biophysics and many others. The underlying physical models and equations used in these disciplines are rather different, yet algorithmic and implementation issues facing practitioners are often remarkably similar. Unfortunately, there has been little effort to review the advances and outstanding issues of adaptive mesh refinement methods across such a variety of fields. This book attempts to bridge this gap. The book presents a collection of papers by experts in the field of AMR who analyze past advances in the field and evaluate the current state of adaptive mesh refinement methods in scientific computing.

Innovative Methods for Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations

Innovative Methods for Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations
Author: P. L. Roe
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2002
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9812810811

This book consists of 20 review articles dedicated to Prof. Philip Roe on the occasion of his 60th birthday and in appreciation of his original contributions to computational fluid dynamics. The articles, written by leading researchers in the field, cover many topics, including theory and applications, algorithm developments and modern computational techniques for industry. Contents: OC A One-Sided ViewOCO: The Real Story (B van Leer); Collocated Upwind Schemes for Ideal MHD (K G Powell); The Penultimate Scheme for Systems of Conservation Laws: Finite Difference ENO with Marquina's Flux Splitting (R P Fedkiw et al.); A Finite Element Based Level-Set Method for Multiphase Flows (B Engquist & A-K Tornberg); The GHOST Fluid Method for Viscous Flows (R P Fedkiw & X-D Liu); Factorizable Schemes for the Equations of Fluid Flow (D Sidilkover); Evolution Galerkin Methods as Finite Difference Schemes (K W Morton); Fluctuation Distribution Schemes on Adjustable Meshes for Scalar Hyperbolic Equations (M J Baines); Superconvergent Lift Estimates Through Adjoint Error Analysis (M B Giles & N A Pierce); Somewhere between the LaxOCoWendroff and Roe Schemes for Calculating Multidimensional Compressible Flows (A Lerat et al.); Flux Schemes for Solving Nonlinear Systems of Conservation Laws (J M Ghidaglia); A LaxOCoWendroff Type Theorem for Residual Schemes (R Abgrall et al.); Kinetic Schemes for Solving SaintOCoVenant Equations on Unstructured Grids (M O Bristeau & B Perthame); Nonlinear Projection Methods for Multi-Entropies NavierOCoStokes Systems (C Berthon & F Coquel); A Hybrid Fluctuation Splitting Scheme for Two-Dimensional Compressible Steady Flows (P De Palma et al.); Some Recent Developments in Kinetic Schemes Based on Least Squares and Entropy Variables (S M Deshpande); Difference Approximation for Scalar Conservation Law. Consistency with Entropy Condition from the Viewpoint of Oleinik's E-Condition (H Aiso); Lessons Learned from the Blast Wave Computation Using Overset Moving Grids: Grid Motion Improves the Resolution (K Fujii). Readership: Researchers and graduate students in numerical and computational mathematics in engineering."

Coronal Holes and Solar Wind Acceleration

Coronal Holes and Solar Wind Acceleration
Author: John Kohl
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1999-08-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780792358282

The SOHO-7 Workshop was held from 28 September through 1 October 1998 at the Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor, Maine. The primary topic of this Workshop was the impact of SOHO observations on our understanding of the nature and evolution of coronal holes and the acceleration and composition of the solar wind. The presentations and discussions occasionally went beyond this topic to include the impact of the reported research on other solar structures and the heliosphere. SOHO (the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory), a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA, was launched in December 1995 and began its science operations during the first few months of 1996. To many solar and space physicists, it was a great advantage that SOHO began itscomprehensive look at the Sun during the 1996 solar minimum. The qualitatively simple two-phase corona, with polar coronal holes expanding into the high-speed solar wind, and a steady equatorial streamer belt related somehow to the stochastic slow-speed solar wind, allowed various SOHO diagnostics to be initiated with a reasonably well understoodcircumsolar geometry. The analysis of subsequentSOHO measurements made during the rising phase of solar cycle 23 will continue to benefit from what has been learned from the first two years of data.

Magnetohydrodynamic Modeling of the Solar Corona and Heliosphere

Magnetohydrodynamic Modeling of the Solar Corona and Heliosphere
Author: Xueshang Feng
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 785
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811390819

The book covers intimately all the topics necessary for the development of a robust magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code within the framework of the cell-centered finite volume method (FVM) and its applications in space weather study. First, it presents a brief review of existing MHD models in studying solar corona and the heliosphere. Then it introduces the cell-centered FVM in three-dimensional computational domain. Finally, the book presents some applications of FVM to the MHD codes on spherical coordinates in various research fields of space weather, focusing on the development of the 3D Solar-InterPlanetary space-time Conservation Element and Solution Element (SIP-CESE) MHD model and its applications to space weather studies in various aspects. The book is written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, lecturers, engineers and researchers in solar-terrestrial physics, space weather theory, modeling, and prediction, computational fluid dynamics, and MHD simulations. It helps readers to fully understand and implement a robust and versatile MHD code based on the cell-centered FVM.

Riemann Solvers and Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics

Riemann Solvers and Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics
Author: Eleuterio F. Toro
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2009-04-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540498346

High resolution upwind and centered methods are a mature generation of computational techniques. They are applicable to a wide range of engineering and scientific disciplines, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) being the most prominent up to now. This textbook gives a comprehensive, coherent and practical presentation of this class of techniques. For its third edition the book has been thoroughly revised to contain new material.

Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth

Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth
Author: P.C. Frisch
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2006-09-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402045573

Written by experts who created the field, this volume explores uncharted scientific territory, with articles discussing the effect of our galactic environment on the heliosphere, planetary system and Earth. Leading experts in diverse fields discuss the physical changes expected as the heliosphere adjusts to its galactic environment. Topics include the interaction between solar wind and interstellar dust and gas, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, variations in the solar environment, and the cosmic ray isotope record preserved in paleoclimate data.

100 Volumes of 'Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics'

100 Volumes of 'Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics'
Author: Ernst Heinrich Hirschel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2009-05-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540708057

In a book that will be required reading for engineers, physicists, and computer scientists, the editors have collated a number of articles on fluid mechanics, written by some of the world’s leading researchers and practitioners in this important subject area.