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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1624698
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Non-local MHD turbulence (English)
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13 May 2003
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The authors consider non-local interactions in incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Using Elsasser variables, the authors investigate a special case when Alfvén waves travelling in opposite directions have essentially different characteristic wavelengths. The main result is the demonstration of a relationship between WKB theory and week turbulence theory for an ensemble of Alfvén waves. The both approaches lead to the same Fokker-Planck equation for turbulence spectrum. The both Fokker-Planck equations have the same diffusion coefficient that is inversely proportional to external magnetic field. The derivation of Fokker-Planck equation in the WKB approach is based on the assumption that integration over spatial coordinates is equivalent to ensemble averaging. It is shown that the Fokker-Planck equation obtained in this work, has the solution that corresponds to a constant flux in wavenumber space. This non-local spectrum of weak turbulence differs from Kolmogorov's type local solution of kinetic equation.
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non-local incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
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Elsasser variables
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Alfvén waves
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WKB theory
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week turbulence theory
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Fokker-Planck equation
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turbulence spectrum
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diffusion coefficient
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ensemble averaging
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