Turbulence Effects at Small Scales

dc.creatorBeresnyak, A.
dc.creatorLazarian, A.
dc.date2006-10-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:27:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:27:08Z
dc.descriptionIt is most natural to assume that mysterious Small Ionized and Neutral Structures (SINS) indiffuse ISM arise from turbulence. There are two obvious problem with such an explanation, however. First of all, it is generally believed that at the small scales turbulence should be damped. Second, turbulence with Kolmogorov spectrum cannot be the responsible for the SINS. We consider, however, effects, that provide spectral index flatter than the Kolmogorov one and allow action at very small scales. These are the shocks that arise in high Mach number turbulence and transfer of energy to small scales by instabilities in cosmic rays. Our examples indicate that the origin of SINS may be discovered through systematic studies of astrophysical turbulence.
dc.description8 pages, 2 figures, invited talk at "Small Ionized and Neutral Structures in Diffuse Interstellar Medium" meeting, to be published in ASP Conference Series
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610766
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610766
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/117275
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleTurbulence Effects at Small Scales
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