Broken Symmetry in Ideal Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence

Broken Symmetry in Ideal Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2018-08-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781725194755

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A numerical study of the long-time evolution of a number of cases of inviscid, isotropic, incompressible, three-dimensional fluid, and magneto-fluid turbulence has been completed. The results confirm that ideal magnetohydrodynamic turbulence is non-ergodic if there is no external magnetic field present. This is due essentially to a canonical symmetry being broken in an arbitrary dynamical representation. The broken symmetry manifests itself as a coherent structure, i.e., a non-zero time-averaged part of the turbulent magnetic field. The coherent structure is observed, in one case, to contain about eighteen percent of the total energy. Shebalin, John V. Unspecified Center NASA-TM-109017, ICASE-93-49, NAS 1.15:109017, AD-A272673 RTOP 505-90-52-01...

Theory and Simulation of Real and Ideal Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence

Theory and Simulation of Real and Ideal Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
Author: John V. Shebalin
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781289284251

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Incompressible, homogeneous magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence consists of fluctuating vorticity and magnetic fields, which are represented in terms of their Fourier coefficients. Here, a set of five Fourier spectral transform method numerical simulations of two-dimensional (2-D) MHD turbulence on a 512(sup 2) grid is described. Each simulation is a numerically realized dynamical system consisting of Fourier modes associated with wave vectors k, with integer components, such that k = k less than or equal to k(sub max). The simulation set consists of one ideal (non-dissipative) case and four real (dissipative) cases. All five runs had equivalent initial conditions. The dimensions of the dynamical systems associated with these cases are the numbers of independent real and imaginary parts of the Fourier modes. The ideal simulation has a dimension of 366104, while each real simulation has a dimension of 411712. The real runs vary in magnetic Prandtl number P(sub M), with P(sub M) is a member of {0.1, 0.25, 1, 4}. In the results presented here, all runs have been taken to a simulation time of t = 25. Although ideal and real Fourier spectra are quite different at high k, they are similar at low values of k. Their low k behavior indicates the existence of broken symmetry and coherent structure in real MHD turbulence, similar to what exists in ideal MHD turbulence. The value of PM strongly affects the ratio of kinetic to magnetic energy and energy dissipation (which is mostly ohmic). The relevance of these results to 3-D Navier-Stokes and MHD turbulence is discussed.

The Statistical Mechanics of Ideal Homogeneous Turbulence

The Statistical Mechanics of Ideal Homogeneous Turbulence
Author: John V. Shebalin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2002
Genre: Ergodic theory
ISBN:

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Plasmas, such as those found in the space environment or in plasma confinement devices, are often modeled as electrically conducting fluids. When fluids and plasmas are energetically stirred, regions of highly nonlinear, chaotic behavior known as turbulence arise. Understanding the fundamental nature of turbulence is a long-standing theoretical challenge. The present work describes a statistical theory concerning a certain class of nonlinear, finite dimensional, dynamical models of turbulence. These models arise when the partial differential equations describing incompressible, ideal (i.e., non-dissipative) homogeneous fluid and magnetofluid (i.e., plasma) turbulence are Fourier transformed into a very large set of ordinary differential equations. These equations define a divergenceless flow in a high-dimensional phase space, which allows for the existence of a Lionville theorem, guaranteeing a distribution function based on constants of the motion (integral invariants).

Turbulence and Nonlinear Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas

Turbulence and Nonlinear Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas
Author: Dastgeer Shaikh
Publisher: AIP Conference Proceedings / A
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2007-09-27
Genre: Science
ISBN:

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This book contains the peer-reviewed papers presented at the Sixth Annual International Astrophysics Conference. This conference brought together a range of topics that shed light on our understanding and status of turbulence and nonlinear processes in astrophysical plasmas. Coverage in this volume includes turbulent relaxation in laboratory and space plasmas and its application to coronal flux tubes, coronal heating, and the diffusion of energetic particles.

NASA Technical Memorandum

NASA Technical Memorandum
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1963
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

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Turbulence in Magnetohydrodynamics

Turbulence in Magnetohydrodynamics
Author: Andrey Beresnyak
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2019-07-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3110263289

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Magnetohydrodynamics describes dynamics in electrically conductive fluids. These occur in our environment as well as in our atmosphere and magnetosphere, and play a role in the sun's interaction with our planet. In most cases these phenomena involve turbulences, and thus are very challenging to understand and calculate. A sound knowledge is needed to tackle these problems. This work gives the basic information on turbulence in nature, comtaining the needed equations, notions and numerical simulations. The current state of our knowledge and future implications of MHD turbulence are outlined systematically. It is indispensable for all scientists engaged in research of our atmosphere and in space science.

Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence

Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
Author: Dieter Biskamp
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2003-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139441671

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This book presents an introduction to, and modern account of, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, an active field both in general turbulence theory and in various areas of astrophysics. The book starts by introducing the MHD equations, certain useful approximations and the transition to turbulence. The second part of the book covers incompressible MHD turbulence, the macroscopic aspects connected with the different self-organization processes, the phenomenology of the turbulence spectra, two-point closure theory, and intermittency. The third considers two-dimensional turbulence and compressible (in particular, supersonic) turbulence. Because of the similarities in the theoretical approach, these chapters start with a brief account of the corresponding methods developed in hydrodynamic turbulence. The final part of the book is devoted to astrophysical applications: turbulence in the solar wind, in accretion disks, and in the interstellar medium. This book is suitable for graduate students and researchers working in turbulence theory, plasma physics and astrophysics.