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We simulate incompressible MHD turbulence in the presence of a strong background magnetic field. Our major conclusions are: 1) MHD turbulence is most conveniently described in terms of counter propagating shear Alfven and slow waves. Shear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Jason Maron , Peter Goldreich

It has been shown in a previous work that torsional Alfv\'en waves can drive turbulence in nonuniform coronal loops with a purely axial magnetic field. Here we explore the role of the magnetic twist. We model a coronal loop as a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 Sergio Díaz-Suárez , Roberto Soler

A nonlinear two dimensional fluid model of whistler turbulence is developed that nonlinearly couples wave magnetic field with electron density perturbations. This coupling leads essentially to finite compressibility effects in whistler…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Dastgeer Shaikh

In low-mass disks, turbulent torques are probably the most important way of redistributing angular momentum. Here we present the theory of turbulent accretion disks. We show the molecular viscosity is far too small to account for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Caroline E. J. M. L. J. Terquem

Wave turbulence describes the long-time statistical behavior of out-of-equilibrium systems composed of weakly interacting waves. Non-Hermitian media ranging from open quantum systems to active materials can sustain wave propagation in…

It is shown that in the framework of the weak turbulence theory, the autocorrelation and cascade timescales are always of the same order of magnitude. This means that, contrary to the general belief, any model of turbulence which implies a…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 G. Gogoberidze , S. M. Mahajan , S. Poedts

We present a new theoretical picture of magnetically dominated, decaying turbulence in the absence of a mean magnetic field. We demonstrate that such turbulence is governed by the reconnection of magnetic structures, and not by ideal…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-10-13 David N. Hosking , Alexander A. Schekochihin

The existence of partially conserved enstrophy-like quantities is conjectured to cause inverse energy transfers to develop embedded in magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) turbulence, in analogy to the influence of enstrophy in two-dimensional…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-01-08 Nicholas Rathmann , Peter Ditlevsen

General relativity describes the dynamics of gravitational waves, which can feature nonlinear interactions, such as those underlying turbulent processes. Theoretical and numerical explorations have demonstrated the existence of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-25 Holly Krynicki , Jiaxi Wu , Elias R. Most

Recent numerical simulations have shown the strong impact of helicity on \ADD{homogeneous} rotating hydrodynamic turbulence. The main effect can be summarized through the following law, $n+\tilde n = -4$, where $n$ and $\tilde n$ are…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-18 Sebastien Galtier

A simple model collisionless, dissipative, compressible MHD (Alfvenic) turbulence in a magnetized system is investigated. In contrast to more familiar paradigms of turbulence, dissipation arises from Landau damping, enters via nonlinearity,…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 M. V. Medvedev , P. H. Diamond

This paper studies the turbulent cascade of magnetic energy in weakly collisional magnetized plasmas. A cascade model is presented, based on the assumptions of local nonlinear energy transfer in wavenumber space, critical balance between…

The comprehension of stratified flows is important for geophysical and astrophysical applications. The Weak Wave Turbulence theory aims to provide a statistical description of internal gravity waves propagating in the bulk of such flows.…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-02-21 Vincent Labarre , Pierre Augier , Giorgio Krstulovic , Sergey Nazarenko

The mechanism behind angular momentum transport in protoplanetary disks, and whether this transport is turbulent in nature, is a fundamental issue in planet formation studies. Recent ALMA observations have suggested that turbulent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-26 Jacob B. Simon , Xue-Ning Bai , Kevin M. Flaherty , A. Meredith Hughes

The flow of an electrically conducting fluid in a thin disc under the action of an azimuthal Lorentz force is studied experimentally. At small forcing, the Lorentz force is balanced by either viscosity or inertia, yielding quasi-Keplerian…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-09-14 Marlone Vernet , Michael Pereira , Stephan Fauve , Christophe Gissinger

Using spatio-temporal spectra we show direct evidence of excitation of magnetosonic and Alfv\'en waves in three-dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence at small Mach numbers. For the plasma pressure dominated regime, or high…

Magnetic helicity fluxes are investigated in a family of gauges in which the contribution from ideal magnetohydrodynamics takes the form of a purely advective flux. Numerical simulations of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in this advective…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 Simon Candelaresi , Alexander Hubbard , Axel Brandenburg , Dhrubaditya Mitra

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

We consider turbulence induced by an arbitrary forcing and derive turbulence amplitude and turbulent transport coefficients, first by using a quasi-linear theory and then by using a multi-scale renormalisation analysis. With an isotropic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Nicolas Leprovost , Eun-Jin Kim

Recent advances in understanding of the basic properties of compressible Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence call for revisions of some of the generally accepted concepts. First, MHD turbulence is not so messy as it is usually believed. In…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Lazarian , J. Cho