MHD turbulence: Nonlocal, anisotropic, nonuniversal?

Alexander A. Schekochihin, Steven C. Cowley, Tarek A. Yousef

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Abstract

Kolmogorov's theory and philosophy of turbulence are based on a number of assumptions that have become standard notions with which one approaches turbulence in many, including non-hydrodynamic, systems. However, it turns out that in MHD turbulence, locality of interactions in scale space, isotropy of small scales or even universality cannot be taken for granted and, in fact, can be shown to fail. This note focuses on these unconventional aspects of MHD turbulence and on the related phenomenon of small-scale dynamo using a combination of simple physical reasoning and numerical evidence.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIUTAM Symposium on Computational Physics and New Perspectives in Turbulence - Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Computational Physics and New Perspectives in Turbulence
Pages347-354
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventIUTAM Symposium on Computational Physics and New Perspectives in Turbulence - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: Sep 11 2006Sep 14 2006

Publication series

NameSolid Mechanics and its Applications
Volume4
ISSN (Print)1875-3507

Conference

ConferenceIUTAM Symposium on Computational Physics and New Perspectives in Turbulence
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period9/11/069/14/06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

  • Anisotropy
  • Dynamo
  • MHD turbulence
  • Nonlocality
  • Nonuniversality

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