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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kleimann, Jens
• Dialynas, Konstantinos
• Fraternale, Federico
• Galli, André
• Heerikhuisen, Jacob
• Izmodenov, Vladislav
• Kornbleuth, Marc
• Opher, Merav
• Pogorelov, Nikolai

Titel

The Structure of the Large-Scale Heliosphere as Seen by Current Models

Ist Teil von

• Space science reviews, 2022-06, Vol.218 (4), p.36-36, Article 36

Ort / Verlag

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This review summarizes the current state of research aiming at a description of the global heliosphere using both analytical and numerical modeling efforts, particularly in view of the overall plasma/neutral flow and magnetic field structure, and its relation to energetic neutral atoms. Being part of a larger volume on current heliospheric research, it also lays out a number of key concepts and describes several classic, though still relevant early works on the topic. Regarding numerical simulations, emphasis is put on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD), multi-fluid, kinetic-MHD, and hybrid modeling frameworks. Finally, open issues relating to the physical relevance of so-called “croissant” models of the heliosphere, as well as the general (dis)agreement of model predictions with observations are highlighted and critically discussed.