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Hernandez, Juan

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Chiral hydrodynamics in strong external magnetic fields

We construct the general hydrodynamic description of (3+1)-dimensional chiral charged (quantum) fluids subject to a strong external magnetic field with effective field theory methods. We determine the constitutive equations for the energy-momentum tensor and the axial charge current, in part from a generating functional. Furthermore, we derive the Kubo formulas which relate two-point functions of the energy-momentum tensor and charge current to 27 transport coefficients: 8 independent thermodynamic, 4 independent non-dissipative hydrodynamic, and 10 independent dissipative hydrodynamic transport coefficients. Five Onsager relations render 5 more transport coefficients dependent. We uncover four novel transport effects, which are encoded in what we call the shear-induced conductivity, the two expansion-induced longitudinal conductivities and the shear-induced Hall conductivity. Remarkably, the shear-induced Hall conductivity constitutes a novel non-dissipative transport effect. As a demonstration, we compute all transport coefficients explicitly in a strongly coupled quantum fluid via holography.

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Importance of Model Simulations in Cassini In-Flight Mission Events

Simulation environments have been an integral part of Cassini's heritage. From the time of flight software development and testing to the beginning of the spacecraft's extended mission operations, both softsim and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds have played vital roles in verifying and validating key mission events. Satellite flybys and mission-critical events have established the need to model Titan's atmospheric torque, Enceladus' plume density, and other key parametric spacecraft environments. This paper will focus on enhancements to Cassini's Flight Software Development System (FSDS) and Integrated Test Laboratory (ITL) to model key event attributes which establish valid test environments and ensure safe spacecraft operability. Comparisons between simulated to in-flight data are presented which substantiate model validity.

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