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Weak and strong solutions of equations of compressible magnetohydrodynamics
International audienceThis article proposes a review of the analysis of the system of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). First, we give an account of the modelling asumptions. Then, the results of existence of weak solutions, using the notion of renormalized solutions. Then, existence of strong solutions in the neighbourhood of equilibrium states is reviewed, in particular with the method of Kawashima and Shizuta. Finally, the special case of dimension one is highlighted : the use of Lagrangian coordinates gives a simpler system, which is solved by standard techniques
Global Existence and Large-Time Behavior of Solutions to the Three-Dimensional Equations of Compressible Magnetohydrodynamic Flows
The three-dimensional equations of compressible magnetohydrodynamic
isentropic flows are considered. An initial-boundary value problem is studied
in a bounded domain with large data. The existence and large-time behavior of
global weak solutions are established through a three-level approximation,
energy estimates, and weak convergence for the adiabatic exponent
and constant viscosity coefficients
Large Eddy Simulations in Astrophysics
In this review, the methodology of large eddy simulations (LES) is introduced
and applications in astrophysics are discussed. As theoretical framework, the
scale decomposition of the dynamical equations for neutral fluids by means of
spatial filtering is explained. For cosmological applications, the filtered
equations in comoving coordinates are also presented. To obtain a closed set of
equations that can be evolved in LES, several subgrid scale models for the
interactions between numerically resolved and unresolved scales are discussed,
in particular the subgrid scale turbulence energy equation model. It is then
shown how model coefficients can be calculated, either by dynamical procedures
or, a priori, from high-resolution data. For astrophysical applications,
adaptive mesh refinement is often indispensable. It is shown that the subgrid
scale turbulence energy model allows for a particularly elegant and physically
well motivated way of preserving momentum and energy conservation in AMR
simulations. Moreover, the notion of shear-improved models for inhomogeneous
and non-stationary turbulence is introduced. Finally, applications of LES to
turbulent combustion in thermonuclear supernovae, star formation and feedback
in galaxies, and cosmological structure formation are reviewed.Comment: 64 pages, 23 figures, submitted to Living Reviews in Computational
Astrophysic
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