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A two-field Hamiltonian gyrofluid model for kinetic Alfv\'en waves retaining ion finite Larmor radius corrections, parallel magnetic field fluctuations and electron inertia, is used to study turbulent cascades from the MHD to the sub-ion…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-05-29 T. Passot , P. L. Sulem

In the approximation of linear dissipative magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) it can be shown that driven MHD waves in magnetic plasmas with high Reynolds number exhibit a near resonant behaviour if the frequency of the wave becomes equal to the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-06-18 C. T. M. Clack , I. Ballai , M. S. Ruderman

The effect of Alfv\'en waves on the thermal instability of the Interstellar Medium (ISM) is investigated both analytically and numerically. A stability analysis of a finite amplitude circularly polarized Alfv\'en wave propagating parallel…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. Hennebelle , T. Passot

Context. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere. In magnetic waveguides resonant absorption due to plasma inhomogeneity naturally transfers wave energy from large-scale motions to small-scale motions. In the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 R. Soler , J. Andries , M. Goossens

The aim of the present study is to shed light on the effects connected with thermal misbalance due to non-equal cooling and heating rates induced by density and temperature perturbations in solar active regions hosting either propagating…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-21 S. A. Belov , S. Vasheghani Farahani , N. E. Molevich

This paper is devoted to the study of the gravitational instability of a medium permeated by a uniform magnetic field along which a circularly polarized Alfven wave propagates. We concentrate on the case of perturbations purely transverse…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Adriana Gazol , Thierry Passot

In this paper, we study the weakly-compressive high-frequency plasma waves which are superposed on a large-amplitude Alfv\'en wave in a multi-fluid plasma consisting of protons, electrons, and alpha particles. For these waves, the plasma…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-01-16 Daniel Verscharen , Eckart Marsch

Our goal is to gain new insights into the physics of wave overreflection phenomenon in MHD nonuniform/shear flows changing the existing trend/approach of the phenomenon study. The performed analysis allows to separate from each other…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-02-20 D. Gogichaishvili , G. Chagelishvili , R. Chanishvili , J. Lominadze

We present a comprehensive study of MHD waves and instabilities in a weakly ionised system, e.g., an interstellar molecular cloud. We determine all the critical wavelengths of perturbations across which the sustainable wave modes can change…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-04-01 Telemachos Ch. Mouschovias , Glenn E. Ciolek , S. A. Morton

We perform numerical simulations of impulsively generated Alfv\'en waves in an isolated solar arcade, which is gravitationally stratified and magnetically confined. We study numerically the propagation of Alfv\'en waves along such magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 P. Chmielewski , K. Murawski , Z. E. Musielak , A. K. Srivastava

Magnetar flares excite strong Alfv\'{e}n waves in the magnetosphere of the neutron star. The wave energy can (1) dissipate in the magnetosphere, (2) convert to "fast modes" and possibly escape, and (3) penetrate the neutron star crust and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Xinyu Li , Jonathan Zrake , Andrei M. Beloborodov

We present a comprehensive model of the global properties of Alfven waves in the solar atmosphere and fast solar wind. Linear non-WKB wave transport equations are solved from the photosphere to 4 AU, and for wave periods ranging from 3…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. R. Cranmer , A. A. van Ballegooijen

We consider a series of MHD simulations in which a small amplitude, transverse velocity perturbation is introduced into a complex magnetic field. We analysed the deformation of the wave fronts as the perturbation propagates through the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-11 Thomas Howson , Ineke De Moortel , Jack Reid , Alan Hood

Observations show that transverse magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves and flows are often simultaneously present in magnetic loops of the solar corona. The waves are resonantly damped in the Alfv\'en continuum because of plasma and/or magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-06 Roberto Soler

We investigate the behaviour of nonlinear, nonideal Alfv\'en wave propagation within an inhomogeneous magnetic environment. The governing MHD equations are solved in 1D and 2D using both analytical techniques and numerical simulations. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-18 J. A. McLaughlin , I. De Moortel , A. W. Hood

The large abundance of electrically neutral particles has a remarkable impact on the dynamics of many astrophysical plasmas. Here, we use a two-fluid model that includes charge-neutral elastic collisions and Hall's current to study the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-20 David Martínez-Gómez

Nonlinear evolution of circularly polarized Alfv\'en waves are discussed by using the recently developed Vlasov-MHD code, which is a generalized Landau-fluid model. The numerical results indicate that as far as the nonlinearity in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-06 Y. Nariyuki , T. Umeda , T. Kumashiro , T. Hada

Aims: Propagation and energy transfer of torsional Alfv\'en waves in solar magnetic flux tubes of axial symmetry is studied. Methods: An analytical model of a solar magnetic flux tube of axial symmetry is developed by specifying a magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 K. Murawski , A. Solov'ev , Z. E. Musielak , A. K. Srivastava , J. Kraskiewicz

Alfv\'en waves are fundamental magnetized modes which play an important role in the dynamics of magnetized flows such as the interstellar medium (ISM). In weakly ionised medium, their propagation critically depends on the ionisation rate…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-06-21 P. Hennebelle , U. Lebreuilly

We present a model of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the extended solar corona that contains the effects of collisionless dissipation and anisotropic particle heating. Measurements made by UVCS/SOHO have revived interest in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. R. Cranmer , A. A. van Ballegooijen