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Covariant and 3 + 1 Equations for Dynamo-Chiral General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics by Del Zanna, L, Bucciantini, N

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A study of vorticity formation in high energy nuclear collisions by Becattini, F., Inghirami, G., Rolando, V., Beraudo, A., Del Zanna, L., De Pace, A., Nardi, M., Pagliara, G., Chandra, V.

“…We present a quantitative study of vorticity formation in peripheral ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions at s NN = 200  GeV by using the ECHO-QGP numerical…”
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Systematic construction of upwind constrained transport schemes for MHD by Mignone, A., Del Zanna, L.

“…•With this work we assess the validity of novel UCT schemes for the solution of the MHD equations in multiple dimensions.•The proposed schemes improve on the…”
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A fully covariant mean-field dynamo closure for numerical 3 + 1 resistive GRMHD by Bucciantini, N., Del Zanna, L.

“…The powerful high-energy phenomena typically encountered in astrophysics invariably involve physical engines, like neutron stars and black hole accretion…”
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Fast Magnetic Reconnection: Secondary Tearing Instability and Role of the Hall Term by Papini, E., Landi, S., Zanna, L. Del

“…Magnetic reconnection provides the primary source for explosive energy release, plasma heating, and particle acceleration in many astrophysical environments…”
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RESISTIVE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF THE IDEAL TEARING MODE by Landi, S., Zanna, L. Del, Papini, E., Pucci, F., Velli, M.

“…ABSTRACT We study the linear and nonlinear evolution of the tearing instability on thin current sheets by means of two-dimensional numerical simulations,…”
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Relativistic viscous hydrodynamics for heavy-ion collisions with ECHO-QGP by Del Zanna, L., Chandra, V., Inghirami, G., Rolando, V., Beraudo, A., De Pace, A., Pagliara, G., Drago, A., Becattini, F.

“…We present ECHO-QGP, a numerical code for (3+1)-dimensional relativistic viscous hydrodynamics designed for the modeling of the space-time evolution of the…”
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The role of currents distribution in general relativistic equilibria of magnetized neutron stars by Bucciantini, N, Pili, A G, Del Zanna, L

“…Magnetic fields play a critical role in the phenomenology of neutron stars. There is virtually no observable aspect which is not governed by them. Despite…”
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A fourth-order accurate finite volume scheme for resistive relativistic MHD by Mignone, A, Berta, V, Rossazza, M, Bugli, M, Mattia, G, Del Zanna, L, Pareschi, L

“…ABSTRACT We present a finite-volume, genuinely fourth-order accurate numerical method for solving the equations of resistive relativistic magnetohydrodynamics…”
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Papaloizou–Pringle instability suppression by the magnetorotational instability in relativistic accretion discs by Bugli, M, Guilet, J, Müller, E, Del Zanna, L, Bucciantini, N, Montero, P J

“…Abstract Geometrically thick tori with constant specific angular momentum have been widely used in the last decades to construct numerical models of accretion…”
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A constrained transport method for the solution of the resistive relativistic MHD equations by Mignone, A, Mattia, G, Bodo, G, Del Zanna, L

“…ABSTRACT We describe a novel Godunov-type numerical method for solving the equations of resistive relativistic magnetohydrodynamics. In the proposed approach,…”
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General relativistic radiation hydrodynamics of accretion flows - I. Bondi-Hoyle accretion by Zanotti, O., Roedig, C., Rezzolla, L., Del Zanna, L.

“…We present a new code for performing general-relativistic radiation-hydrodynamic simulations of accretion flows on to black holes. The radiation field is…”
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Constraints on particle acceleration sites in the Crab nebula from relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations by Olmi, B, Del Zanna, L, Amato, E, Bucciantini, N

“…The Crab nebula is one of the most efficient accelerators in the Galaxy and the only galactic source showing direct evidence of PeV particles. In spite of…”
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On the divergence-free condition in Godunov-type schemes for ideal magnetohydrodynamics: the upwind constrained transport method by Londrillo, P, Del Zanna, L

“…We present a general framework to design Godunov-type schemes for multidimensional ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) systems, having the divergence-free relation…”
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Magnetized relativistic jets and long-duration GRBs from magnetar spin-down during core-collapse supernovae by Bucciantini, N., Quataert, E., Metzger, B. D., Thompson, T. A., Arons, J., Del Zanna, L.

“…We use ideal axisymmetric relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations to calculate the spin-down of a newly formed millisecond, B∼ 1015 G, magnetar and its…”
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Erratum to: A study of vorticity formation in high energy nuclear collisions by Becattini, F., Inghirami, G., Rolando, V., Beraudo, A., Del Zanna, L., De Pace, A., Nardi, M., Pagliara, G., Chandra, V.

“…Due to an oversight of ours in proofreading and a communication problem with the publisher, the figures published in F. Becattini et al. Eur. Phys. J. C (2015)…”
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Relativistic magnetohydrodynamics winds from rotating neutron stars by Bucciantini, N., Thompson, T. A., Arons, J., Quataert, E., Del Zanna, L.

“…We solve for the time-dependent dynamics of axisymmetric, general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic winds from rotating neutron stars. The mass-loss rate as a…”
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The Crab nebula in the light of three-dimensional relativistic MHD simulations by Del Zanna, L., Olmi, B., Amato, E., Bucciantini, N., Mignone, A.

“…Pulsar wind nebulae inside young supernova remnants, and in particular the Crab nebula, are probably the best laboratories for high-energy astrophysics and…”
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General relativistic models for rotating magnetized neutron stars in conformally flat space–time by Pili, A. G., Bucciantini, N., Del Zanna, L.

“…Abstract The extraordinary energetic activity of magnetars is usually explained in terms of dissipation of a huge internal magnetic field of the order of…”
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Axisymmetric equilibrium models for magnetized neutron stars in General Relativity under the Conformally Flat Condition by Pili, A. G., Bucciantini, N., Del Zanna, L.

“…Extremely magnetized neutron stars with magnetic fields as strong as ∼1015−16 G, or magnetars, have received considerable attention in the last decade due to…”
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