High-resolution numerical simulation of 2D nonlinear wave structures in electromagnetic fluids with absorbing boundary conditions (Q975633)

The full set of the governing equations for the dynamics of charged particle fluids in an electromagnetic field may be solved numerically by the source-term adaptation and two-fluid extension of the second order high resolution central scheme described by \textit{J. Balbás}, \textit{E. Tadmor} and \textit{C.-C. Wu} [J. Comput. Phys. 201, No. 1, 261--285 (2004; Zbl 1195.76304)]. The main effort is to model nonlinear wave structures propagating in two dimensions. The use of free-flow boundary conditions is outlined to obtain stable wave structures over sufficiently long modelling times. To illustrate the results the formation and evolution of shock-like and soliton structures of the magnetosonic mode is outlined.