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  • Rayleigh: MHD in Spherical Geometry
  • User Guide
    • Getting Started
    • Underlying Physics
    • Setting Up a Model
      • Custom reference state for a non-dimensional Boussinesq MHD setup in a convective spherical shell
      • Boussinesq dynamo: nondimensionalized using viscous timescale
      • Custom reference state for the dimensional anelastic MHD formulation in a convective spherical shell based on polytropes
      • Custom reference state for non-dimensional anelastic MHD formulation in a convective spherical shell
      • An example for custom reference states from MESA
    • Running Rayleigh
    • Running at Scale
    • Analyzing Output
      • Contents
    • Contributing to Rayleigh
    • Troubleshooting
    • References
    • Utilities
    • Under Development
  • Citing Rayleigh
  • Accessing and Sharing Model Data
  • Research Enabled by Rayleigh
    • Research Projects
    • Video Gallery
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    • Publications
  • Quick Reference
    • Input parameters
    • Output Quantity Codes
      • Velocity Field
      • Mass Flux
      • Vorticity
      • Kinetic Energy
      • Thermal Variables
      • Thermal Energy
      • Magnetic Field
      • Current Density
      • Magnetic Energy
      • Momentum Equation
      • Thermal Energy Equation
      • Induction Equation
      • Angular Momentum Equation
      • Kinetic Energy Equation
      • Magnetic Energy Equation
      • Turbulent Kinetic Energy Generation
      • Axial Field
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Radial velocity profiles near the top of shell for stellar-like convection that is sufficiently supercritical [HFJ20]

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Zonal velocity near the top near the top of the shell and midway through for convection in gas giants [DGK23]

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Snapshots of various properties including: entropy gradient, radial vorticity, and zonal velocity for convection in gas giants for a south polar view (-30 deg lattitude) and a north polar view (top-down) [HYFA22]

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Meridional slices of the zonal component of lorentz and coriolis forces displaying a force balance in a dynamo simulation [OFC21]

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Mollweide projection and meridional slices for both the radial and longitudinal magnetic field of a M-dwarf dynamo simulation [BT23a]

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Meridional slices showcasing the mass flux (meridional circulation) and the differential rotation for various rotation rates [KF21]

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