Computational Modelling Group

Magnetohydrodynamics

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) studies electrically charged fluids. It is a continuum theory and hence most useful for studying the interaction of large scale electrical or magnetic fields with objects that can be described by the Navier-Stokes or Euler equations.

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Projects

Numerical Elastic Neutron Stars

Ian Hawke, Ian Jones (Investigators), Andrew Penner

We study the gravitational wave forms that radiate from an asymmetric neutron star using an elasto-hydrodynamic model.

People

Carsten Gundlach
Professor, Mathematics (FSHS)
Gwenael Gabard
Lecturer, Institute of Sound & Vibration Research (FEE)
Ian Hawke
Lecturer, Mathematics (FSHS)
Ian Jones
Lecturer, Mathematics (FSHS)
Anatoliy Vorobev
Lecturer, Engineering Sciences (FEE)
Andrew Penner
Research Fellow, Mathematics (FSHS)
Aleksander Dubas
Postgraduate Research Student, Engineering Sciences (FEE)
John Muddle
Postgraduate Research Student, Mathematics (FSHS)
Petrina Butler
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