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magnetic field component is obtained by a divergence-free
extrapolation.
- `O`: outflow -
-
fluid is allowed to flow outwards through
- `O`: outflow - fluid is allowed to flow outwards through
the corresponding domain boundary but not to flow inwards.
For the perpendicular velocity component this means
$u_o=\mp\operatorname{sgn}u_i\cdot u_i$ where the
'+'('-')-sign is valid for a lower (upper) domain boundary.
Other variables are set likewise to inflow I.
- `M`: mirror symmetry -
-
reflecting conditions, $u_o=-u_i$,
- `M`: mirror symmetry - reflecting conditions, $u_o=-u_i$,
for the perpendicular components of velocity and magnetic
field. Zero derivative for the other variables.
- `A`: anti-mirror symmetry -
-
same as M for non-magnetic
- `A`: anti-mirror symmetry - same as M for non-magnetic
variables. The magnetic field is forced to have dipole
parity with respect to the domain boundary. This means
$u_o=-u_i$ for the parallel magnetic field components and
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- `R`: reflection-on-axis (only of relevance in cylindrical
geometry at the $y$-lower boundary at $R=0$ or in
spherical geometry at the $y$-lower/upper boundaries at
$\theta =0,\pi$) -
-
reflecting conditions at the geometric
$\theta =0,\pi$) - reflecting conditions at the geometric
axis. Same as M except for the azimutal magnetic field
component for which $u_o=-u_i$.
- `C`: reflection-at-center (only of relevance in spherical
geometry at the $x$-lower boundary at $r=0$) -
-
reflecting
geometry at the $x$-lower boundary at $r=0$) - reflecting
conditions at the coordinate center. Same as M except for
the non-radial magnetic field components for which
$u_o=-u_i$.
- `P`: periodicity -
-
periodic conditions for all variables.
- `P`: periodicity - periodic conditions for all variables.
- `D`: default -
-
zero derivative in the non-magnetic
- `D`: default - zero derivative in the non-magnetic
variables and perpendicular-to-boundary condition
(pseudo-vacuum condition) for the magnetic field.
- `F`: free boundary (only of relevance in cylindrical
geometry at the $y$-lower boundary at $R=0$ or in
spherical geometry at the $y$-lower/upper boundaries at
$\theta =0,\pi$ and $x$-lower boundary at $r=0$) -
-
$\theta =0,\pi$ and $x$-lower boundary at $r=0$) -
'natural' boundary condition at the geometric axis. Boundary
values are not set explictely but are implicitly given by
$\pi$-shifted values. Note that when a `F`-type boundary
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