Dynamics of the Tachocline

A Strugarek, B Belucz, AS Brun, M Dikpati… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
The solar tachocline is an internal region of the Sun possessing strong radial and latitudinal
shears straddling the base of the convective envelope. Based on helioseismic inversions …

Confinement of the solar tachocline by dynamo action in the radiative interior

LI Matilsky, BW Hindman… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A major outstanding problem in solar physics is the confinement of the solar tachocline, the
thin shear layer that separates nearly solid-body rotation in the radiative interior from strong …

[图书][B] Physics of the Sun: A first course

DJ Mullan - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
With an emphasis on numerical modelling, Physics of the Sun: A First Course presents a
quantitative examination of the physical structure of the Sun and the conditions of its …

Rotation rate of the solar core as a key constraint to magnetic angular momentum transport in stellar interiors

P Eggenberger, G Buldgen, S Salmon - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. The internal rotation of the Sun constitutes a fundamental constraint when
modelling angular momentum transport in stellar interiors. In addition to the more external …

Solar Tachocline Confinement by the Nonaxisymmetric Modes of a Dynamo Magnetic Field

LI Matilsky, NH Brummell, BW Hindman… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We recently presented the first 3D numerical simulation of the solar interior for which
tachocline confinement was achieved by a dynamo-generated magnetic field. In this follow …

MAESTROeX: A massively parallel low mach number astrophysical solver

D Fan, A Nonaka, AS Almgren, A Harpole… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We present MAESTROeX, a massively parallel solver for low Mach number astrophysical
flows. The underlying low Mach number equation set allows for efficient, long-time …

Rossby and magnetic Prandtl number scaling of stellar dynamos

KC Augustson, AS Brun, J Toomre - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
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Angular momentum transport in a contracting stellar radiative zone embedded in a large-scale magnetic field

B Gouhier, L Jouve, F Lignières - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Some contracting or expanding stars are thought to host a large-scale magnetic
field in their radiative interior. By interacting with the contraction-induced flows, such fields …

On the penetration of large-scale flows into stellar radiative zones

L Korre, NA Featherstone - The Astrophysical Journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The propagation of meridional circulation below the base of the convection zone (CZ) of low-
mass stars may play a crucial role in the transport of angular momentum and also …

On the dynamical interaction between overshooting convection and an underlying dipole magnetic field–I. The non-dynamo regime

L Korre, NH Brummell, P Garaud… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Motivated by the dynamics in the deep interiors of many stars, we study the interaction
between overshooting convection and the large-scale poloidal fields residing in radiative …