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Theory of Cosmic Ray Transport in the Heliosphere

  • N. Eugene Engelbrecht
  • , F. Effenberger
  • , V. Florinski
  • , M. S. Potgieter
  • , D. Ruffolo
  • , R. Chhiber
  • , A. V. Usmanov
  • , J. S. Rankin
  • , P. L. Els

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Abstract

Modelling the transport of cosmic rays (CRs) in the heliosphere represents a global challenge in the field of heliophysics, in that such a study, if it were to be performed from first principles, requires the careful modelling of both large scale heliospheric plasma quantities (such as the global structure of the heliosphere, or the heliospheric magnetic field) and small scale plasma quantities (such as various turbulence-related quantities). Here, recent advances in our understanding of the transport of galactic cosmic rays are reviewed, with an emphasis on new developments pertaining to their transport coefficients, with a special emphasis on novel theoretical and numerical simulation results, as well as the CR transport studies that employ them. Furthermore, brief reviews are given of recent progress in CR focused transport modelling, as well as the modelling of non-diffusive CR transport.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number33
JournalSpace Science Reviews
Volume218
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

  • Cosmic rays
  • Diffusion
  • Turbulence

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