Numerical simulations of the decay of primordial magnetic turbulence

Kahniashvili, Tina and Brandenburg, Axel and Tevzadze, Alexander and Ratra, Bharat (2010) Numerical simulations of the decay of primordial magnetic turbulence. Numerical simulations of the decay of primordial magnetic turbulence, 81.

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Abstract

We perform direct numerical simulations of forced and freely decaying 3D magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in order to model magnetic field evolution during cosmological phase transitions in the early Universe. Our approach assumes the existence of a magnetic field generated either by a process during inflation or shortly thereafter, or by bubble collisions during a phase transition. We show that the final configuration of the magnetic field depends on the initial conditions, while the velocity field is nearly independent of initial conditions.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Q Science > QC Physics
Depositing User: Prof. Tina Kahniashvili
Date Deposited: 30 Jan 2014 12:37
Last Modified: 27 Mar 2015 07:05
URI: http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/id/eprint/733

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