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Turbulence and kinetic processes in magnetized space plasmas have been extensively investigated over the past decades via \emph{in-situ} spacecraft measurements, theoretical models and numerical simulations. In particular, multi-point…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-15 S. S. Cerri , D. Grošelj , L. Franci

In the absence of an initial seed, the Biermann battery term of a non-ideal induction equation acts as a source that generates weak magnetic fields. These fields are then amplified via a dynamo mechanism. The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is…

Within the incompressible three-dimensional Euler equations, we study the pancake-like high vorticity regions, which arise during the onset of developed hydrodynamic turbulence. We show that these regions have an internal fine structure…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-12-09 D. S. Agafontsev , E. A. Kuznetsov , A. A. Mailybaev

Kelvin-Helmholtz {instability induced} turbulence is one promising mechanism by which loops in the solar corona can be heated by MHD waves. In this paper we present an analytical model of the dissipation rate of {Kelvin-Helmholtz…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-20 Andrew Hillier , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Konstantinos Karampelas

The question of the relative importance of coherent structures and waves has for a long time attracted a great deal of interest in astrophysical plasma turbulence research, with a more recent focus on kinetic scale dynamics. Here we utilize…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-08-30 D. Groselj , C. H. K. Chen , A. Mallet , R. Samtaney , K. Schneider , F. Jenko

Prominences are incredibly dynamic across the whole range of their observable spatial scales, with observations revealing gravity-driven fluid instabilities, waves, and turbulence. With all these complex motions, it would be expected that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 Andrew Hillier , Vanessa Polito

We present a method for studying the evolution of plasma turbulence by tracking dispersion relations in the energy spectrum in the wavenumber-frequency domain. We apply hybrid plasma simulations in a simplified two-dimensional geometry to…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2013-09-19 H. Comişel , D. Verscharen , Y. Narita , U. Motschmann

Non-local, time-dependent convection models have been used to explain the location of double-mode pulsations in Cepheids in the HR diagram as well as the existence and location of the red edge of the instability strip. These properties are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-04-14 Eva Mundprecht , Herbert J. Muthsam , Friedrich Kupka

This paper explores experimental and numerical investigation of the spatio-temporal dynamics of a finite-length vortex column in three dimensions using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The research examines…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-11-12 Swetarka Das , Dharmendra Yadav , Abhisek Kumar Gupta , Debopam Das , Ashoke De

We carry out Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulations to study the instabilities associated with a 2-D sheared electron flow configuration against a neutralizing background of ions. Both weak and strong relativistic flow velocities are…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 Chandrasekhar Shukla , Amita Das , Kartik Patel

Symbiotic vortex-bright soliton structures with non-trivial topological charge in one component are found to be robust in immiscibel two-component superfluids, due to the effective potential created by a stable vortex in the other…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-02-11 Yuping An , Li Li

Solar coronal loops are commonly subject to oscillations. Observations of coronal oscillations are used to infer physical properties of the coronal plasma using coronal seismology. Excitation and evolution of oscillations in coronal loops…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-17 P. Kohutova , A. Popovas

We demonstrate an experimentally feasible method for generating the classical Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in a single component atomic Bose-Einstein condensate. By progressively reducing a potential barrier between two counter-flowing…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-05-23 A. W. Baggaley , N. G. Parker

A numerical fluid simulation investigation of the temporal evolution of a special class of traveling wave solution of the one dimensional relativistic cold plasma model is reported.The solutions consist of coupled electromagnetic and plasma…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Vikrant Saxena , Amita Das , Abhijit Sen , Predhiman Kaw

Viscous solitons are strongly non-linear surface deformations generated by blowing wind over a liquid beyond a critical viscosity. Their shape and dynamics result from a balance between wind drag, surface tension and viscous dissipation in…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-01-20 Marine Aulnette , Jishen Zhang , Marc Rabaud , Frederic Moisy

We carry out a linear stability analysis of a magnetized relativistic rotating cylindrical jet flow using the approximation of zero thermal pressure. We identify several modes of instability in the jet: Kelvin-Helmholtz, current driven and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-13 Gianluigi Bodo , George Mamatsashvili , Paola Rossi , Andrea Mignone

We demonstrate that in highly magnetized pair plasmas, nonlinear Alfven waves with wave-number $k \leq k_0 = \omega_p^2 /(\delta \omega_B)$ ($\delta =( \delta B)/B_0$ are relative fluctuations of the magnetic field) experience powerful…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-05 Maxim Lyutikov

In this paper, we present an analysis of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in two-dimensional ideal compressible elastic flows, providing a rigorous confirmation that weak elasticity has a destabilizing effect on the Kelvin-Helmholtz…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-09-30 Binqiang Xie , Boling Guo , Bin Zhao

Cool ($\approx 10^4$K), dense material permeates the hot ($\approx 10^6$K), tenuous solar corona in form of coronal condensations, for example prominences and coronal rain. As the solar atmosphere evolves, turbulence can drive mixing…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-22 Ben Snow , Chris Osborne , Andrew Hillier

We use particle-in-cell, fully electromagnetic, plasma kinetic simulation to study the effect of external magnetic field on electron scale Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (ESKHI). The results are applicable to collisionless plasmas when e.g.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-09-19 D. Tsiklauri