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The propagation of shear Alfven wave packets in inhomogeneous magnetic fields, at the origin of their distortion, regardless of the occurrence of non-linear coupling, is considered. It is shown that the distortion mechanism can be regarded…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-10-23 Nicolas Bian , David Tsiklauri

Phase mixing of a three dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) pulse is studied in the compressive, three-dimensional (without an ignorable coordinate) regime. It is shown that the efficiency of decay of an Alfvenic part of a compressible…

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

In this work we analyze plasma and magnetic field data provided by the Parker Solar Probe (\emph{PSP}) and Solar Orbiter (\emph{SO}) missions to investigate the radial evolution of the heating of Alfv\'enic slow wind (ASW) by imbalanced…

We conduct a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation of the parametric decay instability of Alfv\'en waves and resultant compressible MHD turbulence, which is likely to develop in the solar wind acceleration region. Because…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-06 Munehito Shoda , Takaaki Yokoyama

There is observational evidence of the presence of small-amplitude transverse magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves with a wide range of frequencies in the threads of solar prominences. It is believed that the waves are driven at the photosphere…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-09 Llorenc Melis , Roberto Soler , Jose Luis Ballester

The overshooting convective motions in the solar photosphere are frequently proposed as the source for the excitation of Alfv\'en waves. However, the photosphere is a) very weakly ionized, and, b) the dynamics of the plasma particles in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Vranjes , S. Poedts , B. P. Pandey , B. De Pontieu

We derive the dynamics of magnetohydrodynamic waves in two-fluid partially ionized plasmas and to compare the results with those obtained under single-fluid description. Two-fluid magnetohydrodynamic equations are used, where ion-electron…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 T. V. Zaqarashvili , M. K. Khodachenko , H. O. Rucker

We develop a two dimensional, self-consistent, compressible fluid model to study evolution of Alfvenic modes in partially ionized astrophysical and space plasmas. The partially ionized plasma consists mainly of electrons, ions and…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 Dastgeer Shaikh

The multi-fluid modelling of high-frequency waves in partially ionized plasmas has shown that the behavior of magnetohydrodynamics waves in the linear regime is heavily influenced by the collisional interaction between the different species…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-04 David Martínez-Gómez , Roberto Soler , Jaume Terradas

Plasma ions heating (especially minor heavy ions preferential heating) in fast solar wind and solar corona is an open question in space physics. However, Alfv\'en waves have been always considered as a candidate of energy source for corona…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-08-17 Peng He

Dispersive Alfven waves (DAWs) offer, an alternative to magnetic reconnection, opportunity to accelerate solar flare particles. We study the effect of DAW polarisation, L-, R-, circular and elliptical, in different regimes inertial and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-09-27 D. Tsiklauri

Context: The mechanism behind the heating of the solar chromosphere remains unclear. Friction between neutrals and charges is expected to contribute to plasma heating in a partially ionised plasma (PIP). Aims: We aim to study the efficiency…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-17 M. M. Gómez Míguez , D. Martínez-Gómez , E. Khomenko , B. Popescu Braileanu , M. Collados , P. S. Cally

Magnetic energy around compact objects often dominates over plasma rest mass, and its dissipation can power the object luminosity. We describe a dissipation mechanism which works faster than magnetic reconnection. The mechanism involves two…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-28 Xinyu Li , Andrei M. Beloborodov , Lorenzo Sironi

Alfv\'en waves play three related roles in the impulsive phase of a solar flare: they transport energy from a generator region to an acceleration region; they map the cross-field potential (associated with the driven energy release) from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 D. B. Melrose , M. S. Wheatland

We present the results of three-dimensional (3D) ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations on the dynamics of a perpendicularly inhomogeneous plasma disturbed by propagating Alfv\'enic waves. Simpler versions of this scenario have been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-03 Norbert Magyar , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Marcel Goossens

The weakly nonlinear interaction of sound and linearly polarised Alfv{\'e}n waves propagating in the same direction along an applied magnetic field is studied. It is found that a sound wave is coupled to the Alfv{\'e}n wave with double…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 T. V. Zaqarashvili , B. Roberts

Large-amplitude Alfv\'en waves are ubiquitous in space plasmas and a main component of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the heliosphere. As pump waves they are prone to parametric instability by which they can generate cyclotron and…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-01-16 Eckart Marsch , Daniel Verscharen

Alfv\'enic waves have gained renewed interest since the existence of ubiquitous propagating kink waves were discovered in the corona. {It has long been suggested that Alfv\'enic} waves play an important role in coronal heating and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-15 Ajay K. Tiwari , Richard J. Morton , Stephane Régnier , James A. McLaughlin

Using the recently observed torsional Alfv\'en waves in solar prominences, we determine the ionisation state of the plasma by taking into account that Alfv\'en waves propagate in a partially ionised prominence plasma. We derive the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-21 Istvan Ballai

Alfv\'en waves are known to be important carriers of magnetic energy that could play a role in coronal heating and/or solar wind acceleration. As these waves are efficient energy carriers, how they are dissipated still remains one of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-22 Anmol Kumar , Thomas A. Howson , Paolo Pagano , Ineke De Moortel