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Turbulence, a ubiquitous phenomenon in interplanetary space, is crucial for the energy conversion of space plasma at multiple scales. This work focuses on the propagation, polarization and wave composition properties of the solar wind…

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We investigate inviscid instability in an electrically conducting fluid affected by a parallel magnetic field. The case of low magnetic Reynolds number in Poiseuille flow is considered. When the magnetic field is sufficiently strong, for a…

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In presence of an externally supported, mean magnetic field a turbulent, conducting medium, such as plasma, becomes anisotropic. This mean magnetic field, which is separate from the fluctuating, turbulent part of the magnetic field, has…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-12-07 Riddhi Bandyopadhyay , S. Oughton , M. Wan , W. H. Matthaeus , R. Chhiber , T. N. Parashar

Drift instabilities contribute to the formation of edge turbulence and zonal flows, and thus the anomalous transport in tokamaks. Experiments often found micro-scale tur- bulence strongly coupled with large-scale magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-10-17 Shangchuan Yang , Ping Zhu , Jinlin Xie , Wandong Liu

Compressibility effects in a turbulent transport of temperature field are investigated applying the quasi-linear approach for small P\'eclet numbers and the spectral $\tau$ approach for large P\'eclet numbers. Compressibility of a fluid…

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The outer protoplanetary disks (PPDs) can be subject to the magnetorotational instability (MRI) and the vertical shear instability (VSI). While both processes can drive turbulence in the disk, existing numerical simulations have studied…

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We report an experimental investigation on the influence of an external magnetic field on forced 3D turbulence of liquid gallium in a closed vessel. We observe an exponential damping of the turbulent velocity fluctuations as a function of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-05-14 Basile Gallet , Michael Berhanu , Nicolas Mordant

The effect of a uniform spanwise magnetic field on a turbulent channel flow is investigated for the case of low magnetic Reynolds number. DNS and LES computations are performed for two values of the hydrodynamic Reynolds number (10^4 and…

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Using the unique capabilities of the Variable Density Turbulence Tunnel at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, G\"{o}ttingen, we report experimental result on classical grid turbulence that uncover fine, yet…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-10-04 Michael Sinhuber , Gregory P. Bewley , Eberhard Bodenschatz

Analytical expressions for the dispersion relations and polarizations of low-frequency waves in magnetized plasmas based on two-fluid model are obtained. The properties of waves propagating at different angles (to the ambient magnetic field…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-29 Jinsong Zhao

This study is motivated by recent observations on ubiquitous interstellar density filaments and guided by modern theories of compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. The interstellar turbulence shapes the observed density…

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Aims. We aim to determine how ion neutral coupling and ambipolar diffusion affect the linear and the nonlinear growth of the RTinstability under astrophysically relevant conditions, and to identify the coupling regimes in which departures…

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The acceleration of energetic particle transport in high amplitude magnetosonic and Alfvenic turbulence is considered using the method of Monte Carlo particle simulations, involving integration of particle equations of motion. We derive the…

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Through the magnetic braking and the launching of protostellar outflows, magnetic fields play a major role in the regulation of angular momentum in star formation, which directly impacts the formation and evolution of protoplanetary disks…

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The amplification of astrophysical magnetic fields takes place via dynamo instability in turbulent environments. The presence of vorticity is crucial for the dynamo to happen. However, the role of vorticity is not yet fully understood. This…

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Edge plasma turbulence is critical to the performance of magnetic confinement fusion devices. Towards better understanding edge turbulence in both theory and experiment, a custom-built physics-informed deep learning framework constrained by…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-05-17 Abhilash Mathews

This two-part review summarizes interstellar turbulence and its implications. The first part begins with diagnostics and energy sources. Turbulence theory is considered in detail, including the basic fluid equations, solenoidal and…

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Here, variation of the dispersion characteristics of 3D linearised compressible Navier-Stokes equation with respect to bulk viscosity ratio $\kappa/\mu$, specific heat ratio $\gamma$ and Prandtl number $Pr$ is presented. The 3D compressible…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-10-02 Swagata Bhaumik , Sawant Omkar Deepak

Superfluid $^3$He-B possesses three locally stable vortices known as a normal-core vortex ($o$-vortex), an A-phase-core vortex ($v$-vortex), and a double-core vortex ($d$-vortex). In this work, we study the effects of a magnetic field…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-03-27 Kenichi Kasamatsu , Ryota Mizuno , Tetsuo Ohmi , Mikio Nakahara