The Role of Electron Density in Magnetic Turbulence
The Role of Electron Density in Magnetic Turbulence
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电子密度在磁湍流中的作用
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2001
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通讯作者:
E. Fernandez
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作者:
P. Terry;C. McKay;E. Fernandez
Inertial range energy transfer, decorrelation, and energy spectra are studied analytically and numerically for strongly anisotropic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence augmented by electron density evolution. The model is relevant to interstellar turbulence and magnetic turbulence in fusion devices. For long wavelengths (compared to the ion gyroradius), magnetic and kinetic energies are equipartitioned through interactions that decorrelate on the Alfvenic time scale. Internal energy transfer is governed by advection and decorrelates on the eddy turnover time scale. For short wavelengths, the roles of internal and kinetic energy reverse. Magnetic and internal energies are equipartitioned by the kinetic Alfven interaction, while kinetic energy evolves under a decoupled fluid straining interaction. The spectral indices for magnetic, kinetic, and internal energies are −3/2, −3/2, and −7/4 for long wavelengths, and −2, −5/3, and −2 for short wavelengths.