Wednesday, November 06, 2024 - 3:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Morse Hall, rm 301 -OR- Zoom
Speaker:
Yuxi Chen – University of Michigan Full Title:
From Global to Kinetic Scales: Simulating Magnetospheric Dynamics with SWMF
Abstract:
The Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF) has been widely used for investigating magnetospheric dynamics over the past two decades. As the core element of SWMF, the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model BATS-R-US has been extended to support many beyond-ideal MHD features, including Hall-MHD and multifluid MHD.
To incorporate kinetic physics into global simulations, the MHD with Adaptively Embedded Particle-in-Cell (MHD-AEPIC) model has been developed in recent years. This model combines the physics capabilities of the kinetic PIC code with the computational efficiency of the fluid model, offering the opportunity to investigate the global consequences of kinetic processes. By combining these different features, SWMF is a powerful tool for investigating both global-scale and kinetic-scale dynamics in a magnetosphere.
In this presentation, I will discuss our recent work applying both the purely fluid model and the MHD-AEPIC model to investigate dynamic processes in Mercury’s and Earth’s magnetospheres.
Free drinks and refreshments will be provided in Morse Hall.
UNHSSC2024
Schedule:
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