3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
Bridging the Prandtl number gap: 3D simulations of thermohaline convection in astrophysical regimes
Adrian E. Fraser
Thermohaline convection (also known as fingering convection or thermohaline mixing) occurs in stellar radiation zones where a sufficient inversion of the mean molecular weight is p…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Spontaneous generation of helical flows by salt fingers
Adrian E. Fraser, Adrian van Kan, Edgar Knobloch +2
We study the dynamics of salt fingers in the regime of slow salinity diffusion (small inverse Lewis number) and strong stratification (large density ratio), focusing on regimes rel…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Morphological Regimes of Rotating Moist Convection
Whitney T. Powers, Adrian E. Fraser, Evan H. Anders +2
Moist convection is a physical process where the latent heat released by condensation acts as a buoyancy source that can enhance or even trigger an overturning convective instabili…