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We investigate the linear stability of a sinusoidal shear flow with an initially uniform streamwise magnetic field in the framework of incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) with finite resistivity and viscosity. This flow is known to be…

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We consider a gravitational wave oscillating in an initially homogeneous, magnetized fluid. The fluid is perfectly conducting and isentropic, and the magnetic field is initially uniform. We find analytic solutions for the case in which the…

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MHD Turbulence is common in many space physics and astrophysics environments. We first discuss the properties of incompressible MHD turbulence. A well-conductive fluid amplifies initial magnetic fields in a process called small-scale…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Andrey Beresnyak , Alex Lazarian

We investigate, using a multi-fluid approach, the main properties of standing ion-acoustic modes driven by nonlinear standing Alfv\'en waves. The standing character of the Alfv\'enic pump is because we study the superposition of two…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-20 Jaume Terradas , Adolfo F. - Viñas , Jaime A. Araneda

Large-amplitude Alfv\'en waves are subject to parametric decays which can have important consequences in space, astrophysical, and fusion plasmas. Though the Alfv\'en wave parametric decay instability was predicted decades ago,…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-10-12 Feiyu Li , Xiangrong Fu , Seth Dorfman

Alfv\'{e}nic component of MHD turbulence damps Alfv\'{e}nic waves. The consequences of this effect are important for many processes, from cosmic ray (CR) propagation to launching outflows and winds in galaxies and other magnetized systems.…

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We formulate the theory of first-order dissipative magnetohydrodynamics in an arbitrary hydrodynamic frame under the assumption of parity-invariance and discrete charge symmetry. We study the mode spectrum of Alfv\'en and magnetosonic waves…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-10-14 Jay Armas , Filippo Camilloni

Rockets and satellites have previously observed small-scale Alfv\'en waves inside large-scale downward field-aligned currents and numerical simulations have associated their formation with self-consistent magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.…

Space Physics · Physics 2013-04-05 Alexander J. B. Russell , Andrew N. Wright

We present a comprehensive review of MHD wave behaviour in the neighbourhood of coronal null points: locations where the magnetic field, and hence the local Alfven speed, is zero. The behaviour of all three MHD wave modes, i.e. the Alfven…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-04-30 J. A. McLaughlin , A. W. Hood , I. De Moortel

We consider a dusty plasma, in which the dust particles have a magnetic dipole moment. A Hall-MHD type of model, generalized to account for the intrinsic magnetization, is derived. The model is shown to be energy conserving, and the energy…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-10-26 Jens Zamanian , Gert Brodin , Mattias Marklund

Alfv\'en waves propagate in electrically conducting fluids in the presence of a magnetic field. Their reflection properties depend on the ratio between the kinematic viscosity and the magnetic diffusivity of the fluid, also known as the…

Geophysics · Physics 2012-10-17 Nathanaël Schaeffer , Dominique Jault , Philippe Cardin , Marie Drouard

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is invoked to address turbulent fluctuations in a variety of astrophysical systems. MHD turbulence in nature is often anisotropic and imbalanced, in that Alfvenic fluctuations moving in opposite directions along…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-02-18 Jean C Perez , Stanislav Boldyrev

Strong magnetic fields in the cores of stars are expected to significantly modify the behavior of gravity waves: this is likely the origin of suppressed dipole modes observed in many red giants. However, a detailed understanding of how such…

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The propagation of linear Alfv\'en wave pulses in an inhomogeneous plasma near a 2D coronal null point is investigated. When a uniform plasma density is considered, it is seen that an initially planar Alfv\'en wavefront remains planar,…

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Nonlinear interactions involving electrostatic upper-hybrid (UH), ion-cyclotron (IC), lower-hybrid (LH), and Alfven waves in quantum magnetoplasmas are considered. For this purpose, the quantum hydrodynamical equations are used to derive…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 P. K. Shukla , S. Ali , L. Stenflo , M. Marklund

Torsional Alfv\'en waves in coronal plasma loops are usually considered to be non-collective, i.e. consist of cylindrical surfaces evolving independently, which significantly complicates their detection in observations. This non-collective…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-07 S. A. Belov , D. I. Riashchikov , D. Y. Kolotkov , S. Vasheghani Farahani , N. E. Molevich , V. V. Bezrukovs

Interaction of impulsively generated MHD waves with a one-dimensional plasma inhomogeneity, transverse to the magnetic field, is considered in the three-dimensional regime. Because of the transverse inhomogeneity, MHD fluctuations, even if…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Tsiklauri , V. M. Nakariakov

We present numerical simulations and explore scalings and anisotropy of compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Our study covers both gas pressure dominated (high beta) and magnetically dominated (low beta) plasmas at different…

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

Turbulence in the magnetized plasma is well understood to be the consequence of wave interactions. When the Hall effect is added to the minimum magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), the MHD waves become dispersive and different nonlinear interactions…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2026-02-19 Erik C. Hansen , Prerana Sharma , Swadesh M. Mahajan

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