A Computational Approach to the Hazeltine-Mahajan Two-Fluid Equations
Abstract
Relativistic two-fluid equations have been recently developed by Hazeltine and Mahajan(Hazeltine, R. D., and S. M. Mahajan, Ap. J. 567) (2), 1 (2002), which extend the models of MHD and of Chew, Goldberger, and Low with a new closure procedure that is valid in regions of low collisionality and high (relativistic) velocities and temperatures and that includes parallel heat flow and pressure anisotropy as essential components. Since these equations include a richer class of phenomena than the usual MHD equations, and since both anisotropic pressure and parallel heat flow are essential components of the theory, these equations present unique numerical challenges. We present a computational plan to begin initial numerical exploration of this interesting system.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- November 2002
- Bibcode:
- 2002APS..DPPFP1077W