Speaker
Mr
Alex Wright
(University of Southampton)
Description
Neutron star (NS) matter is typically modelled as a superconductor, and as a result numerical simulations, by and large, evolve the ideal MHD equations. There is reason to believe that during events such as NS mergers or accretion on to black holes, however, resistive effects may become important and significantly change the structure of the magnetic fields and the dynamics of ejecta. In this talk, I will discuss how we have extended a resistive source term (REGIME) valid in SR to curved and dynamic spacetimes, the benefits gained over evolving a fully resistive GRMHD model, and the potential applications of such an extension.
Author
Mr
Alex Wright
(University of Southampton)
Co-author
Dr
Ian Hawke
(University of Southampton)
