Cascades and transitions in turbulent flows
A Alexakis, L Biferale - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Turbulent flows are characterized by the non-linear cascades of energy and other inviscid
invariants across a huge range of scales, from where they are injected to where they are …
invariants across a huge range of scales, from where they are injected to where they are …
Solar wind turbulence and the role of ion instabilities
Solar wind is probably the best laboratory to study turbulence in astrophysical plasmas. In
addition to the presence of magnetic field, the differences with neutral fluid isotropic …
addition to the presence of magnetic field, the differences with neutral fluid isotropic …
Particle acceleration via reconnection processes in the supersonic solar wind
GP Zank, JA Le Roux, GM Webb, A Dosch… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
An emerging paradigm for the dissipation of magnetic turbulence in the supersonic solar
wind is via localized small-scale reconnection processes, essentially between quasi-2D …
wind is via localized small-scale reconnection processes, essentially between quasi-2D …
Intermittency, nonlinear dynamics and dissipation in the solar wind and astrophysical plasmas
An overview is given of important properties of spatial and temporal intermittency, including
evidence of its appearance in fluids, magnetofluids and plasmas, and its implications for …
evidence of its appearance in fluids, magnetofluids and plasmas, and its implications for …
Diffusive shock acceleration and reconnection acceleration processes
GP Zank, P Hunana, P Mostafavi… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Shock waves, as shown by simulations and observations, can generate high levels of
downstream vortical turbulence, including magnetic islands. We consider a combination of …
downstream vortical turbulence, including magnetic islands. We consider a combination of …
25 years of self-organized criticality: solar and astrophysics
MJ Aschwanden, NB Crosby, M Dimitropoulou… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Shortly after the seminal paper “Self-Organized Criticality: An explanation of 1/f noise” by
Bak et al.(1987), the idea has been applied to solar physics, in “Avalanches and the …
Bak et al.(1987), the idea has been applied to solar physics, in “Avalanches and the …
Turbulence in space plasmas: Who needs it?
WH Matthaeus - Physics of Plasmas, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The complex nonlinear dynamical phenomenon described as turbulence, is known to have
a great impact on fluids, magnetohydrodynamic systems, and on plasmas. This paper …
a great impact on fluids, magnetohydrodynamic systems, and on plasmas. This paper …
Who needs turbulence? A review of turbulence effects in the heliosphere and on the fundamental process of reconnection
WH Matthaeus, M Velli - Space science reviews, 2011 - Springer
The significant influences of turbulence in neutral fluid hydrodynamics are well accepted but
the potential for analogous effects in space and astrophysical plasmas is less widely …
the potential for analogous effects in space and astrophysical plasmas is less widely …
A kinetic model of plasma turbulence
A Hybrid Vlasov–Maxwell (HVM) model is presented and recent results about the link
between kinetic effects and turbulence are reviewed. Using five-dimensional (2D in space …
between kinetic effects and turbulence are reviewed. Using five-dimensional (2D in space …
Evidence for inhomogeneous heating in the solar wind
Solar wind observations and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations are used to probe
the nature of turbulence heating. In particular, the electron heat flux, electron temperature …
the nature of turbulence heating. In particular, the electron heat flux, electron temperature …