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Ideal MHD(-Einstein) Solutions Obeying The Force-Free Condition

Authors :
Chu, Yi-Zen
Vanchurin, Vitaly
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We find two families of analytic solutions to the ideal magnetohydrodynamics (iMHD) equations, in a class of 4-dimensional (4D) curved spacetimes. The plasma current is null, and as a result, the stress-energy tensor of the plasma itself can be chosen to take a cosmological-constant-like form. Despite the presence of a plasma, the force-free condition - where the electromagnetic current is orthogonal to the Maxwell tensor - continues to be maintained. Moreover, a special case of one of these two families leads us to a fully self-consistent solution to the Einstein-iMHD equations: we obtain the Vaidya-(anti-)de Sitter metric sourced by the plasma and a null electromagnetic stress tensor. We also provide a Mathematica code that researchers may use to readily verify analytic solutions to these iMHD equations in any curved 4D geometry.<br />Comment: 12 pages. The Mathematica package TensoriaCalc used in this paper, as well as its accompanying MHDSystem Guide, can be found at http://www.stargazing.net/yizen/MHD.html

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1605.08786
Document Type :
Working Paper