Astrophysical magnetic fields and nonlinear dynamo theory

A Brandenburg, K Subramanian - Physics Reports, 2005 - Elsevier
The current understanding of astrophysical magnetic fields is reviewed, focusing on their
generation and maintenance by turbulence. In the astrophysical context this generation is …

Interstellar turbulence I: observations and processes

BG Elmegreen, J Scalo - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Turbulence affects the structure and motions of nearly all temperature and density
regimes in the interstellar gas. This two-part review summarizes the observations, theory …

Simulations of the small-scale turbulent dynamo

AA Schekochihin, SC Cowley, SF Taylor… - The Astrophysical …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the results of an extensive numerical study of the small-scale turbulent dynamo.
The primary focus is on the case of large magnetic Prandtl numbers Pr m, which is relevant …

Simulations of nonhelical hydromagnetic turbulence

NEL Haugen, A Brandenburg, W Dobler - Physical Review E—Statistical …, 2004 - APS
Nonhelical hydromagnetic forced turbulence is investigated using large scale simulations on
up to 256 processors and 1024 3 mesh points. The magnetic Prandtl number is varied …

Statistical theory of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence: recent results

MK Verma - Physics Reports, 2004 - Elsevier
In this review article we will describe recent developments in statistical theory of
magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Kraichnan and Iroshnikov first proposed a …

Magnetic field amplification in turbulent astrophysical plasmas

C Federrath - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2016 - cambridge.org
Magnetic fields play an important role in astrophysical accretion discs and in the interstellar
and intergalactic medium. They drive jets, suppress fragmentation in star-forming clouds and …

MHD turbulence: a biased review

AA Schekochihin - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2022 - cambridge.org
This review of scaling theories of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence aims to put the
developments of the last few years in the context of the canonical time line (from Kolmogorov …

Evolving turbulence and magnetic fields in galaxy clusters

K Subramanian, A Shukurov… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We discuss, using simple analytical models and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations,
the origin and parameters of turbulence and magnetic fields in galaxy clusters. Any pre …

Current status of turbulent dynamo theory: from large-scale to small-scale dynamos

A Brandenburg, D Sokoloff, K Subramanian - Space Science Reviews, 2012 - Springer
Several recent advances in turbulent dynamo theory are reviewed. High resolution
simulations of small-scale and large-scale dynamo action in periodic domains are compared …

Spectral exponents of kinetic and magnetic energy spectra in solar wind turbulence

JJ Podesta, DA Roberts… - The Astrophysical …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Kinetic and magnetic energy spectra in the ecliptic plane near 1 AU are found to exhibit
different power-law behaviors in the inertial range, with the magnetic spectrum often having …