Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Studying rotating convection under geo- and astrophysically relevant conditions has proven to be extremely difficult. For the rotating Rayleigh–Bénard system, van Kan et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 1010, 2025,A42)have now been able to massively extend the parameter space accessible by direct numerical simulations. Their progress relies on a rescaling of the governing Boussinesq equations, which vastly improves numerical conditioning (Julien et al., arXiv:2410.02702). This opens the door for investigating previously inaccessible dynamical regimes and bridges the gap to the asymptotic branch of rapidly rotating convection.
Source: Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Author: Stephan Stellmach
Institution: University of Münster
Language: English
Subfield: Computational Mechanics
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,550
OpenAlex ID: W4411615855