On magnetic field generation in Kolmogorov turbulence

dc.creatorBoldyrev, Stanislav
dc.creatorCattaneo, Fausto
dc.date2003-10-28
dc.date2003-11-26
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dc.descriptionWe analyze the initial, kinematic stage of magnetic field evolution in an isotropic and homogeneous turbulent conducting fluid with a rough velocity field, v(l) ~ l^alpha, alpha<1. We propose that in the limit of small magnetic Prandtl number, i.e. when ohmic resistivity is much larger than viscosity, the smaller the roughness exponent, alpha, the larger the magnetic Reynolds number that is needed to excite magnetic fluctuations. This implies that numerical or experimental investigations of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with small Prandtl numbers need to achieve extremely high resolution in order to describe magnetic phenomena adequately.
dc.description4 pages, revised, new material added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310780
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310780
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett. 92 (2004) 144501
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.144501
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/6886
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectFluid Dynamics
dc.titleOn magnetic field generation in Kolmogorov turbulence
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