Тип публикации: статья из журнала
Год издания: 2012
Идентификатор DOI: 10.1063/1.3682039
Ключевые слова: Density profile, High density, Ideal magnetohydrodynamics, Kelvin-helmholtz instabilities, Magnetohydrodynamic simulations, Mass densities, Numerical studies, Plasma configuration, Source terms, Stabilizing effects, Total variation diminishing, Boundary layers, Magnetohydrodynamics, Magnetoplasma
Аннотация: We present a numerical study of the 2.5D Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and its vortices, where an initial plasma configuration appropriate for the situation around unmagnetized planets is assumed. We solve the set of ideal magnetohydrodynamic equations numerically with the total variation diminishing Lax-Friedrichs algorithm. Our deПоказать полностьюnsity profile is such that the mass density increases toward the planet. A high density leads to smaller growth rates of the instability and, thus, has a stabilizing effect for the boundary layer. Moreover, we include source terms in the equations, enabling us to study the influence of gravity. Our results show that gravity affects the evolution of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. However, the effect is not very significant. We thus conclude that the density increase toward the planet stabilizes the boundary layer around Venus more than gravity does. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [doi :10.1063/1.3682039]
Журнал: PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
Выпуск журнала: Vol. 19, Is. 2
ISSN журнала: 1070664X
Место издания: MELVILLE
Издатель: AMER INST PHYSICS