Theory and transport of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

GP Zank, L Adhikari, P Hunana, D Shiota… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The theory of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (NI MHD) was developed
largely in the early 1990s, together with an important extension to inhomogeneous flows in …

Astrophysical gyrokinetics: kinetic and fluid turbulent cascades in magnetized weakly collisional plasmas

AA Schekochihin, SC Cowley, W Dorland… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a theoretical framework for understanding plasma turbulence in
astrophysical plasmas. It is motivated by observations of electromagnetic and density …

Heating of the solar chromosphere and corona by Alfvén wave turbulence

AA Van Ballegooijen, M Asgari-Targhi… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT A three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model for the propagation
and dissipation of Alfvén waves in a coronal loop is developed. The model includes the …

A weak turbulence theory for incompressible magnetohydrodynamics

S Galtier, SV Nazarenko, AC Newell… - Journal of plasma …, 2000 - cambridge.org
We derive a weak turbulence formalism for incompressible magnetohydrodynamics. Three-
wave interactions lead to a system of kinetic equations for the spectral densities of energy …

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 …

Turbulence transport in the solar corona: Theory, modeling, and Parker Solar Probe

GP Zank, LL Zhao, L Adhikari, D Telloni… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A primary goal of the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Mission is to answer the outstanding
question of how the solar corona plasma is heated to the high temperatures needed for the …

Spectral anisotropy in 2D plus slab magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the solar wind and upper corona

GP Zank, M Nakanotani, LL Zhao… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The 2D+ slab superposition model of solar wind turbulence has its theoretical foundations in
nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (NI MHD) in the plasma beta∼ 1 or≪ 1 …

Simulations of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in a strongly magnetized medium

J Cho, A Lazarian, ET Vishniac - The Astrophysical Journal, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze three-dimensional numerical simulations of driven incompressible
magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in a periodic box threaded by a moderately strong …

High-accuracy estimation of magnetic field strength in the interstellar medium from dust polarization

R Skalidis, K Tassis - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. A large-scale magnetic field permeates our Galaxy and is involved in a variety of
astrophysical processes, such as star formation and cosmic ray propagation. Dust …

Why take the square root? An assessment of interstellar magnetic field strength estimation methods

R Skalidis, J Sternberg, JR Beattie, V Pavlidou… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The magnetic field strength in interstellar clouds can be estimated indirectly from
measurements of dust polarization by assuming that turbulent kinetic energy is comparable …