For a complete description of the simulations and parameters used to create them go to the information page or see the technical paper.
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Data File (in .tgz format) |
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Data File (in .tgz format) |
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Shock Tube Created using Brio & Wu initial conditions; see paper for details |
shockhr.mpg 332kb |
shockhr.tgz 633kb |
shocklr.mpg 328kb |
shocklr.tgz 183kb |
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Entropy Wave HD and MHD versions are similar; not much to look at since it's a basic standing wave. |
entropyhr.mpg 2.90Mb |
entropyhr.tgz 106kb |
entropylr.mpg 957kb |
entropylr.tgz 36k |
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Sound Wave A basic sound wave without the effects of self-gravity |
soundhr.mpg 3.31Mb |
soundhr.tgz 1.03Mb |
soundlr.mpg 1.09Mb |
soundlr.tgz 345kb |
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Sound Wave A sound wave under stable self-gravity conditions |
stableswhr.mpg 2.20Mb |
stableswhr.tgz 893kb |
stableswlr.mpg 1.19Mb |
stableswlr.tgz 479kb |
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Sound Wave A sound wave demonstrating Jeans instability under unstable self-gravity conditions |
unstableswhr.mpg 3.17Mb |
unstableswhr.tgz 843kb |
unstableswlr.mpg 947kb |
unstableswlr.tgz 256kb |
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Sound Wave Decaying mode of a sound wave under unstable self-gravity conditions |
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| Alfven Wave |
alfvenhr.mpg 3.30Mb |
alfvenhr.tgz 1.08Mb |
alfvenlr.mpg 943kb |
alfvenlr.tgz 315kb |
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Fast Wave A stable MHD fast wave with no self-gravity |
fastnoghr.mpg |
fastnoghr.tgz |
fastnoglr.mpg |
fastnoglr.tgz |
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Fast Wave An unstable growing mode MHD fast wave |
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Fast Wave An unstable decaying mode MHD fast wave |
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Fast Wave An MHD fast wave with magnetic field parallel to its wave vector and its Alfven speed greater than the sound speed |
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Fast Wave An MHD fast wave with magnetic field parallel to its wave vector and its Alfven speed less than the sound speed |
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Slow Wave A stable MHD wave with no self-gravity |
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Slow Wave An unstable growing mode MHD slow wave |
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Slow Wave An unstable decaying mode MHD slow wave |
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Slow Wave An MHD slow wave with magnetic field parallel to its wave vector and its Alfven speed greater than the sound speed |
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Slow Wave An MHD slow wave with magnetic field parallel to its wave vector and its Alfven speed less than the sound speed |