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We present a number of statistical tools for obtaining studying turbulence in molecular clouds and diffuse interstellar medium. For our tests we used of three-dimensional 512 cube compressible MHD isothermal simulations performed for…

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Synthetic turbulence is a relevant tool to study complex astrophysical and space plasma environments inaccessible by direct simulation. However, conventional models lack intermittent coherent structures, which are essential in realistic…

Space Physics · Physics 2024-05-08 Jeremiah Lübke , Frederic Effenberger , Mike Wilbert , Horst Fichtner , Rainer Grauer

It is well-known that magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence is ubiquitous in astrophysical environments. The correct understanding of the fundamental properties of MHD turbulence is a prerequisite for revealing many key astrophysical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-18 Jianfu Zhang , Ruyue Wang

Turbulence in the interstellar medium has been an active field of research in the last decade. Numerical simulations are the tool of choice in most cases. But while there are a number of simulations on the market some questions have not…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 M. Wisniewski , R. Kissmann , F. Spanier

Despite centuries of close association, statistics and astronomy are surprisingly distant today. Most observational astronomical research relies on an inadequate toolbox of methodological tools. Yet the needs are substantial: astronomy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 E. D. Feigelson , G. J. Babu

We review recent advances in the numerical modeling of turbulent flows and star formation. An overview of the most widely used simulation codes and their core capabilities is provided. We then examine methods for achieving the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-22 Christoph Federrath , Stella Offner

The supernova-driven interstellar medium in star-forming galaxies has Reynolds numbers of the order of $10^{6}$ or even larger. We study, by means of adaptive mesh refinement hydro- and magnetohydrodynamical simulations that cover the full…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. A. de Avillez , D. Breitschwerdt

The interstellar medium is a multi-phase, magnetized, and highly turbulent medium. In this paper, we address both theoretical and observational aspects of plasma turbulence in the interstellar medium. We successively consider radio wave…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-12-19 Katia Ferriere

Turbulence is a complex physical process prevalent in modern physics, particularly in ionized environments like interstellar gas, where magnetic fields play a dynamic role. However, the precise influence of magnetic fields in such settings…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-12 Guang-Xing Li , Mengke Zhao

(ABBREVIATED) Understanding the formation of stars in galaxies is central to much of modern astrophysics. In this review the relation between interstellar turbulence and star formation is discussed. Supersonic turbulence can provide support…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-29 Ralf S. Klessen

Astrophysical fluids, including interstellar and interplanetary medium, are magnetized and turbulent. Their appearance, evolution, and overall properties are determined by the magnetic turbulence that stirs it. We argue that examining…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Lazarian , A. Beresnyak , H. Yan , M. Opher , Y. Liu

I review the capabilities of H$\alpha$ observations to constrain some aspects of the current models of the interstellar medium. In particular, it is shown that turbulence is a necessary ingredient of any viable model, since most of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Andrea Ferrara

Several topics in the theory of magnetized turbulence are reviewed with application to star formation and the interstellar medium. The density, pressure, and temperature distribution in a turbulent interstellar medium is described in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

Turbulence is the most common state of astrophysical flows. In typical astrophysical fluids, turbulence is accompanied by strong magnetic fields, which has a large impact on the dynamics of the turbulent cascade. Recently, there has been a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-10 Jungyeon Cho , A. Lazarian , Ethan Vishniac

We discuss HD and MHD compressible turbulence as a cloud-forming and cloud-structuring mechanism in the ISM. Results from a numerical model of the turbulent ISM at large scales suggest that the phase-like appearance of the medium, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Enrique Vazquez-Semadeni

Emission in spectral lines can provide unique information on interstellar turbulence. Doppler shifts due to supersonic motions contain information on turbulent velocity field which is otherwise difficult to measure. However, the problem of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 A. Lazarian

Turbulence is ubiquitous in the interstellar medium (ISM) of the Milky Way and other spiral galaxies. The energy source for this turbulence has been much debated with many possible origins proposed. The universality of turbulence, its…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 D. Falceta-Goncalves , I. Bonnell , G. Kowal , J. Lepine , C. Braga

Magnetised plasma turbulence pervades the universe and is likely to play an important role in a variety of astrophysical settings. Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) provides the simplest theoretical framework in which phenomenological models for…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-07-23 Joanne Mason , Jean C. Perez , Stanislav Boldyrev , Fausto Cattaneo

The statistical properties of interstellar turbulence are studied by means of three-dimensional high-resolution HD and MHD simulations of a SN-driven ISM. It is found that the longitudinal and transverse turbulent length scales have time…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 Miguel A. de Avillez , Dieter Breitschwerdt

The radio frequency 1.4 GHz transition of the atomic hydrogen is one of the important tracers of the diffuse neutral interstellar medium. Radio astronomical observations of this transition, using either a single dish telescope or an array…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-29 Nirupam Roy