Weak turbulence theory for rotating magnetohydrodynamics and planetary flows

DOI10.1017/JFM.2014.490zbMATH Open1329.76384arXiv1405.4091OpenAlexW2051070053MaRDI QIDQ3448448FDOQ3448448

Authors: Sébastien Galtier 

Publication date: 23 October 2015

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A weak turbulence theory is derived for magnetohydrodynamics under rapid rotation and in the presence of a large-scale magnetic field. The angular velocity $Omeg{a}_0$ is assumed to be uniform and parallel to the constant Alfv'en speed $$. Such a system exhibits left and right circularly polarized waves which can be obtained by introducing the magneto-inertial length $dequiv{b}_0/Omeg{a}_0$. In the large-scale limit ($kdo0$; $k$ being the wave number), the left- and right-handed waves tend respectively to the inertial and magnetostrophic waves whereas in the small-scale limit ($kdo+infty$) pure Alfv'en waves are recovered. By using a complex helicity decomposition, the asymptotic weak turbulence equations are derived which describe the long-time behavior of weakly dispersive interacting waves {it via} three-wave interaction processes. It is shown that the nonlinear dynamics is mainly anisotropic with a stronger transfer perpendicular ($perp$) than parallel ($parallel$) to the rotating axis. The general theory may converge to pure weak inertial/magnetostrophic or Alfv'en wave turbulence when the large or small-scales limits are taken respectively. Inertial wave turbulence is asymptotically dominated by the kinetic energy/helicity whereas the magnetostrophic wave turbulence is dominated by the magnetic energy/helicity. For both regimes a family of exact solutions are found for the spectra which do not correspond necessarily to a maximal helicity state. It is shown that the hybrid helicity exhibits a cascade whose direction may vary according to the scale $k_f$ at which the helicity flux is injected with an inverse cascade if $k_{f}d<1$ and a direct cascade otherwise. The theory is relevant for the magnetostrophic dynamo whose main applications are the Earth and giant planets for which a small ($sim10^{-6}$) Rossby number is expected.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.4091

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zbMATH Keywords

dynamo theoryMHD turbulencewave-turbulence interactions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of rotating fluids (76U05) Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics (85A30) Turbulence (76Fxx)

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