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Revista de Matemática Teoría y Aplicaciones

Print version ISSN 1409-2433

Rev. Mat vol.28 n.1 San José Jan./Jul. 2021

http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rmta.v28i1.42135 

Artículo

Simulation of multiple plasma eddies in 2D

Simulación de torbellinos múltiples de plasma en 2D

Daniel Alvarado1 

Francisco Frutos-Alfaro2 

1Costa Rica High Technology Center; San José; Costa Rica; dalvarado@cenat.ac.cr

2University of Costa Rica; School of Physics and Space Research Center; San José; Costa Rica; frutos@fisica.ucr.ac.cr

Abstract

In this contribution, we present the simulations of convective plasma cells of the Sun in two dimensions. With a simple stream function, it is possible to visualize multiple n × n convective cells. To obtain the simulation, we solve the magnetic diffusion equation with a fourth order scheme. Some applications for this simulations are also presented.

Keywords: plasmas; MHD; computer simulation.

Resumen

En esta contribución, presentamos las simulaciones de células de plasma convectivo del Sol en dos dimensiones. Con una función de flujo simple, es posible visualizar múltiples celdas convectivas n × n. Para obtener la simulación, resolvemos la ecuación de difusión magnética con un esquema de cuarto orden. También se presentan algunas aplicaciones para estas simulaciones.

Palabras clave: plasmas; MHD; simulaciones por computadora.

Mathematics Subject Classification: 82D10, 76W05, 37M05.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to the referees for their constructive and valuable observations that allowed an improvement of the manuscript.

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Received: August 07, 2020; Revised: October 22, 2020; Accepted: October 30, 2020

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