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In this paper we discuss the results of some Molecular Dynamics simulations of a magnetized One Component Plasma, targeted to estimate the diffusion coefficient $D_{\perp}$ in the plane orthogonal to the magnetic field lines. We find that…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-10-21 Lorenzo Valvo , Andrea Carati

Particle dynamics are investigated in plasma turbulence, using self-consistent kinetic simulations, in two dimensions. In steady state, the trajectories of single protons and proton-pairs are studied, at different values of plasma "beta"…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-08-31 S. Servidio , C. T. Haynes , W. H. Matthaeus , D. Burgess , V. Carbone , P. Veltri

We study the problem of homogenization for inertial particles moving in a time dependent random velocity field and subject to molecular diffusion. We show that, under appropriate assumptions on the velocity field, the large--scale,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. A. Pavliotis , A. M. Stuart , K. C. Zygalakis

Populations of swimming microorganisms produce fluid motions that lead to dramatically enhanced diffusion of tracer particles. Using simulations of suspensions of swimming particles in a periodic domain, we capture this effect and show that…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2008-07-22 Patrick T. Underhill , Juan P. Hernández-Ortiz , Michael D. Graham

Alfv\'enic turbulence in space is usually imbalanced: amplitudes of waves propagating parallel and anti-parallel to the mean magnetic field $B_0$ are unequal. It is commonly accepted that the turbulence is driven by (counter-)collisions…

Space Physics · Physics 2016-11-29 Yuriy Voitenko , Johan De Keyser

Plasma turbulence occurs ubiquitously in space and astrophysical plasmas, mediating the nonlinear transfer of energy from large-scale electromagnetic fields and plasma flows to small scales at which the energy may be ultimately converted to…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-02-28 Gregory G. Howes , Sofiane Bourouaine

Drift effects play a significant role in the transport of charged particles in the heliosphere. A turbulent magnetic field is also known to reduce the effects of particle drifts. The exact nature of this reduction, however, is not clear.…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-05-26 Eugene Engelbrecht , Du Toit Strauss , Kobus le Roux , Adri Burger

The movement of motor particles consisting of one or several molecular motors bound to a cargo particle is studied theoretically. The particles move on patterns of immobilized filaments. Several patterns are described for which the motor…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 Stefan Klumpp , Reinhard Lipowsky

Fast particles are accelerated in astrophysical environments by a variety of processes. Acceleration in reconnection sites has attracted the attention of researchers recently. In this letter we analyze the energy distribution evolution of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Grzegorz Kowal , Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , Alex Lazarian

In ferrofluids the suspended ferromagnetic particles agglomerate due to the interaction between the particle magnetic moment and the external magnetic field, which in turn, influences the turbulence and relaxation time. The relaxation time…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-11-27 Sukhdev Mouraya , Supratik Banerjee

In a strongly magnetized, magnetically dominated relativistic plasma, Alfv\'enic turbulence can extend to scales much smaller than the particle inertial scales. It leads to an energy cascade somewhat analogous to inertial- or…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-04-04 Cristian Vega , Stanislav Boldyrev , Vadim Roytershteyn

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

The behavior of spinning particles in the stationary homogeneous magnetic field is considered and all types of trajectories for massive and massless particles are found. It is shown that spin of particles in a magnetic field is always…

Classical Physics · Physics 2016-01-11 Alexander N. Tarakanov

Using bifurcation theory on a dynamical system simulating the interaction of a particle with an obliquely propagating wave in relativistic regimes, we demonstrate that uniform acceleration arises as a consequence of Hopf bifurcations of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-03-14 A. Osmane , A. M. Hamza

The transport of charged energetic particles in the presence of strong intermittent heliospheric turbulence is computationally analyzed based on known properties of the interplanetary magnetic field and solar wind plasma at 1 Astronomical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-18 Fathallah Alouani-Bibi , Jakobus A. le Roux

Turbulence and magnetic fields are components of the interstellar medium and are interconnected through plasma processes. In particular, the magnetic flux transport in the presence of magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence is an essential…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-30 C. N. Koshikumo , R. Santos-Lima , M. V. del Valle , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , G. Guerrero , A. Lazarian

The influence of fluctuating conductivity on the coefficients known from the mean-field electrodynamics is considered. If the conductivity fluctuations are assumed as uncorrelated with the turbulent velocity field then only the effective…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-07-15 G. Rüdiger , M. Küker , P. J. Käpylä

Using the methods of computer modeling this scientific paper studies the special features of diffusion of the particles subjected to the external periodic force in the crystal lattice. The particle motion is described by a Langevin…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2011-11-04 I. G. Marchenko , I. I. Marchenko

The recently suggested swing interaction between fast magnetosonic and Alfv\'en waves (2002) is generalized to inhomogeneous media. We show that the fast magnetosonic waves propagating across an applied non-uniform magnetic field can…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. M. Shergelashvili , T. V. Zaqarashvili , S. Poedts , B. Roberts

The relation of particle transport of relativistic particles in plasmas with high-amplitude isotropic sub-Larmor-scale magnetic turbulence to the spectra of radiation simultaneously produced by these particles is investigated both…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-07-16 Brett D. Keenan , Mikhail V. Medvedev