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3D Simulations of Semiconvection in Spheres: Turbulent Mixing and Layer Formation
J. R. Fuentes
Semiconvection occurs in regions of stars and planets that are unstable to overturning convection according to the Schwarzschild criterion, yet stable according to the Ledoux crite…
Assessing the Observability of Deep Meridional Flow Cells in the Solar Interior
J. R. Fuentes, Bradley W. Hindman, Junwei Zhao +6
Meridional circulation regulates the Sun's interior dynamics and magnetism. While it is well accepted that meridional flows are poleward at the Sun's surface, helioseismic observat…
The Puzzling Structure of Solar Convection: Window into the Dynamo
Nicholas A. Featherstone, Kyle C. Augustson, Jonathan M. Aurnou +25
The operation of the solar dynamo, with all of its remarkable spatio-temporal ordering, remains an outstanding problem of modern solar physics. A number of mechanisms that might pl…
Heat transport and convective velocities in compositionally-driven convection in neutron star and white dwarf interiors
J. R. Fuentes, A. Cumming, M. Castro-Tapia +1
We investigate heat transport associated with compositionally-driven convection driven by crystallization at the ocean-crust interface in accreting neutron stars, or growth of the…
Schwarzschild and Ledoux are equivalent on evolutionary timescales
Evan H. Anders, Adam S. Jermyn, Daniel Lecoanet +4
Stellar evolution models calculate convective boundaries using either the Schwarzschild or Ledoux criterion, but confusion remains regarding which criterion to use. Here we present…