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Richard V. E. Lovelace

Richard V. E. Lovelace

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Physics

D-Index
71
Citations
16072
World Ranking
3646
National Ranking
1702

Overview

Richard V. E. Lovelace is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's contributions predominantly appear in the area of stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, and their work covers topics such as astrophysics and star formation studies, astro and planetary science, superconducting materials and applications, magnetic confinement fusion research, nuclear physics and applications, and pulsars and gravitational waves research.

Lovelace has published multiple papers with a strong presence in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, among other venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • 3D MHD simulations of accretion on to stars with tilted magnetic and rotational axes, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Eccentricity growth of massive planets inside cavities of protoplanetary discs, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Eccentricity and inclination of massive planets inside low-density cavities: results of 3D simulations, 2024, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Unstable accretion in TW Hya: 3D simulations and comparisons with observations, 2025, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The bow shock pulsar wind nebulae propagating through a non-uniform ISM, 2022, The Fifteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Fifteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting
  • The Sixteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, most frequently with A. V. Koldoba, G. V. Ustyugova, M. M. Romanova, and Catherine Espaillat.

Best Publications

  • Dynamo model of double radio sources

    R. V. E. Lovelace

  • Rossby Wave Instability of Keplerian Accretion Disks

    R. V. E. Lovelace;H. Li;S. A. Colgate;A. F. Nelson

  • ROSSBY WAVE INSTABILITY OF THIN ACCRETION DISKS - II. DETAILED LINEAR THEORY

    H. Li;J. M. Finn;R. V. E. Lovelace;R. V. E. Lovelace;S. A. Colgate

  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS OF DISK ACCRETION TO AN INCLINED DIPOLE. II. HOT SPOTS AND VARIABILITY

    M. M. Romanova;G. V. Ustyugova;A. V. Koldoba;R. V. E. Lovelace

  • Spin-up/spin-down of magnetized stars with accretion discs and outflows

    R. V. E. Lovelace;M. M. Romanova;G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan

  • Three-dimensional Simulations of Disk Accretion to an Inclined Dipole: I. Magnetospheric Flow at Different Theta

    Marina M. Romanova;Galina V. Ustyugova;Alexander V. Koldoba;Justin V. Wick

  • Launching of Conical Winds and Axial Jets from the Disk-Magnetosphere Boundary: Axisymmetric and 3D Simulations

    M.M. Romanova;G.V. Ustyugova;A.V. Koldoba;R.V.E. Lovelace

  • MHD Simulations of Disk-Magnetized Star Interactions in Quiescent Regime: Funnel Flows and Angular Momentum Transport

    M. M. Romanova;G. V. Ustyugova;A. V. Koldoba;R. V. E. Lovelace

  • Three-dimensional Simulations of Disk Accretion to an Inclined Dipole. I. Magnetospheric Flows at Different Θ

    M. M. Romanova;G. V. Ustyugova;A. V. Koldoba;J. V. Wick

  • Magnetically driven jets and winds: Exact solutions

    J. Contopoulos;R. V. E. Lovelace

  • Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Disk-Magnetized Star Interactions in the Quiescent Regime: Funnel Flows and Angular Momentum Transport

    M. M. Romanova;G. V. Ustyugova;A. V. Koldoba;R. V. E. Lovelace

  • Self-collimated electromagnetic jets from magnetized accretion disks

    R. V. E. Lovelace;J. C. L. Wang;M. E. Sulkanen

  • Unstable Disk Accretion to Magnetized Stars: First Global 3D MHD Simulations

    Marina M. Romanova;Akshay K. Kulkarni;Richard V. E. Lovelace

  • Magneto-centrifugally driven winds: comparison of MHD simulations with theory

    G.V. Ustyugova;A.V. Koldoba;M.M. Romanova;V.M. Chechetkin

  • Theory of Axisymmetric Magnetohydrodynamic Flows: Disks

    R. V. E. Lovelace;C. Mehanian;C. M. Mobarry;M. E. Sulkanen

  • Magnetocentrifugally Driven Winds: Comparison of MHD Simulations with Theory

    G. V. Ustyugova;A. V. Koldoba;M. M. Romanova;V. M. Chechetkin

  • Launching of conical winds and axial jets from the disc–magnetosphere boundary: axisymmetric and 3D simulations

    M. M. Romanova;G. V. Ustyugova;A. V. Koldoba;R. V. E. Lovelace

  • Theory of magnetic insulation

    R. V. Lovelace;Edward Ott

  • Magnetically driven jets and winds

    R. V.E. Lovelace;Herbert L Berk;J. Contopoulos

  • Advection of Magnetic Fields in Accretion Disks: Not So Difficult After All

    David M. Rothstein;Richard V. E. Lovelace

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter L. Steponkus
Peter L. Steponkus Cornell University
Kevin R. Covey
Kevin R. Covey Western Washington University
Edward Ott
Edward Ott University of Maryland, College Park
Dong Lai
Dong Lai Cornell University
Michael L. Norman
Michael L. Norman University of California, San Diego
Martha P. Haynes
Martha P. Haynes Cornell University
Edwin E. Salpeter
Edwin E. Salpeter Cornell University
Toshiki Tajima
Toshiki Tajima University of California, Irvine
Thomas M. Antonsen
Thomas M. Antonsen University of Maryland, College Park
G. L. Tyler
G. L. Tyler Stanford University

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