Development of a magnetohydrodynamic simulation code satisfying the solenoidal magnetic field condition

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1550-1557

  Yagi, Manabu ^a   Seki, Kanako ^a   Matsumoto, Yosuke ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CIP; MHD; Vector potential

Indexed keywords

ALFVEN WAVE PROPAGATION; CENTRAL DIFFERENCE; CIP; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES; GLOBAL SIMULATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; MHD; NUMERICAL DISPERSIONS; PLANET MERCURY; REGULAR GRIDS; SIMULATION CODE; VECTOR POTENTIAL;

ADVECTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOSPHERE; MERCURY (METAL); PLASMA WAVES; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; SOLENOIDS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 68849094396     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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