Wette, KarlVigelius, MMelatos, Andrew2015-12-082015-12-080035-8711http://hdl.handle.net/1885/30201We perform ideal-magnetohydrodynamic axisymmetric simulations of magnetically confined mountains on an accreting neutron star, with masses ≲0.12 M⊙. We consider two scenarios, in which the mountain sits atop a hard surface or sinks into a soft, fluidKeywords: Accretion, accretion discs; Pulsars: general; Stars: magnetic fields; Stars: neutron201010.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15937.x2016-02-24