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Magnetic fields are generated in ionized objects rotating with respect to a radiation background. Based on conservation of canonical ion momentum, it has been previously suggested that even if the radiation intensity is unrestricted the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Chuzhoy

It is pointed out that the unmagnetized inhomogeneous plasmas can support a low frequency electromagnetic ion wave as a normal mode like Alfven wave of magnetized plasmas. But this is a coupled mode produced by the mixing of longitudinal…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2011-02-18 Hamid Saleem

During the past decade the dynamical importance of magnetic fields in molecular clouds has been increasingly recognized, as observational evidence has accumulated. However, how a magnetic field affect star formation is still unclear.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-15 C. Y. Law , H. -b. Li , Z. Cao , C. -Y. Ng

We analyze the initial, kinematic stage of magnetic field evolution in an isotropic and homogeneous turbulent conducting fluid with a rough velocity field, v(l) ~ l^alpha, alpha<1. We propose that in the limit of small magnetic Prandtl…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Stanislav Boldyrev , Fausto Cattaneo

The origin of galactic and extra-galactic magnetic fields is an unsolved problem in modern cosmology. A possible scenario comes from the idea of these fields emerged from a small field, a seed, which was produced in the early universe…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-14 Hector J. Hortua , Leonardo Castaneda , Juan M. Tejeiro

We study vorticity production in isothermal, subsonic, acoustic (nonvortical), and decaying turbulence due to the presence of magnetic fields. Using three-dimensional numerical simulations, we find that the resulting kinetic energy cascade…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-04-16 Axel Brandenburg , Evan Scannapieco

We consider a recently discovered class of instabilities, driven by cosmic ray streaming, in a variety of environments. We show that although these instabilities have been discussed primarily in the context of supernova driven interstellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Ellen G. Zweibel , John E. Everett

The non-uniform magnetostatic field produced by the equilibrium and non equilibrium magnetic states of magnetic nanotubes has been investigated theoretically. We consider magnetic fields produced by actual equilibrium states and transverse…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-06-09 P. Landeros , P. R. Guzman , R. Soto-Garrido , J. Escrig

Galactic encounters are usually marked by a substantial increase of synchrotron emission of the interacting galaxies compared to the typical emission from similar isolated galaxies. This is believed to be associated with an increase of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-07-02 David Moss , Dmitri Sokoloff , Rainer Beck , Marita Krause

We develop a magnetic ribbon model for molecular cloud filaments. These result from turbulent compression in a molecular cloud in which the background magnetic field sets a preferred direction. We argue that this is a natural model for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-15 Sayantan Auddy , Shantanu Basu , Takahiro Kudoh

The magnetic fields of spiral galaxies are so strong that they cannot be primordial. Their typical values are over one billion times higher than any value predicted for the early Universe. Explaining this immense growth and incorporating it…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-30 Evangelia Ntormousi , Konstantinos Tassis , Fabio Del Sordo , Francesca Fragkoudi , Rüdiger Pakmor

The magnetic field of planets or stars is generated by the motion of a conducting fluid through a dynamo instability. The saturation of the magnetic field occurs through the reaction of the Lorentz force on the flow. In relation to this…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 Michael Berhanu , Basile Gallet , Nicolas Mordant , Stephan Fauve

We present semi-analytical models for magnetisation of the void inter-galactic medium (IGM) by outflows from void galaxies. The number density of dark matter haloes in an under-dense region (i.e., void) is obtained using the excursion set…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-11-18 Agniva Roychowdhury , Saumyadip Samui

The explanation of the observed galactic magnetic fields may require the existence of a primordial magnetic field. Such a field may arise during the early cosmological phase transitions, or because of other particle physics related…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Kari Enqvist

The nature and origin of turbulence and magnetic fields in the intergalactic space are important problems that are yet to be understood. We propose a scenario in which turbulent flow motions are induced via the cascade of the vorticity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Dongsu Ryu , Hyesung Kang , Jungyeon Cho , Santabrata Das

Magnetic fluctuations generated by a tangling of the mean magnetic field by velocity fluctuations are studied in a developed turbulent convection with large magnetic Reynolds numbers. We show that the energy of magnetic fluctuations depends…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 I. Rogachevskii , N. Kleeorin

We study the generation of magnetic fields during the stage of particle production resulting from spinodal instabilities during phase transitions out of equilibrium. The main premise is that long-wavelength instabilities that drive the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Boyanovsky , H. J de Vega , M. Simionato

Our attention focuses on the stochastic dynamo equation with non-normal operator that give an insight into the role of stochastics and non-normality in the galactic magnetic field generation. The main point of this Letter is a discussion of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Sergei Fedotov

Generation of magnetic field energy, without mean field generation, is studied. Isotropic mirror-symmetric turbulence of a conducting fluid amplifies the energy of small-scale magnetic perturbations if the magnetic Reynolds number is high,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Gruzinov , S. Cowley , R. Sudan

The diffusion of uni-directional magnetic fields by two dimensional turbulent flows in a weakly ionized gas is studied. The fields here are orthogonal to the plane of fluid motion. This simple model arises in the context of the decay of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Eun-jin Kim , P. H. Diamond