Valentini, Francesco and Malara, Francesco and Sorriso-Valvo, Luca and Bruno, Roberto and Primavera, Leonardo (2019) Building Up Solar-wind-like 3D Uniform-intensity Magnetic Fields. The Astrophysical Journal, 881 (1). L5. ISSN 2041-8213
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Abstract
A numerical model representing a 3D turbulent constant-magnitude magnetic field B is described. Assuming a form for two components of the vector potential, the third component is calculated such as to obtain a uniform intensity for B. Singular surfaces are always present in the solution, in the form of rotational discontinuities. Using a spectrum for derivatives of the given vector potential components that satisfies the critical-balance condition, an anisotropic spectrum for B is obtained, with a prevalence of perpendicular wavevectors k⊥ and a Kolmogorov power-law range with respect to k⊥. These features make the model suitable to represent magnetic turbulence in solar wind fast-speed streams.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Eprints STM archive > Physics and Astronomy |
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Date Deposited: | 31 May 2023 07:40 |
Last Modified: | 27 Dec 2023 07:07 |
URI: | http://public.paper4promo.com/id/eprint/533 |