Two-wave interaction in ideal magnetohydrodynamics

DOI10.1051/0004-6361:20053565MaRDI QIDQ3408446zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

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Publication date 1 November 2006

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0602535

zbMATH Keywords

magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)waves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydro- and aero-acoustics (76Q05) Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15) Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics (85A30)

Abstract: The weakly nonlinear interaction of sound and linearly polarised Alfv{'e}n waves propagating in the same direction along an applied magnetic field is studied. It is found that a sound wave is coupled to the Alfv{'e}n wave with double period and wavelength when the sound and Alfv{'e}n speeds are equal. The Alfv{'e}n wave drives the sound wave through the ponderomotive force, while the sound wave returns energy back to the Alfv{'e}n wave through the parametric (swing) influence. As a result, the two waves alternately exchange their energy during propagation. The process of energy exchange is faster for waves with stronger amplitudes. The phenomenon can be of importance in astrophysical plasmas, including the solar atmosphere and solar wind.

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