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Turbulence in the Solar Wind (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
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Turbulence in the Solar Wind (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 928
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This book provides an overview of solar wind turbulence from both
the theoretical and observational perspective. It argues that the
interplanetary medium offers the best opportunity to directly study
turbulent fluctuations in collisionless plasmas. In fact, during
expansion, the solar wind evolves towards a state characterized by
large-amplitude fluctuations in all observed parameters, which
resembles, at least at large scales, the well-known hydrodynamic
turbulence. This text starts with historical references to past
observations and experiments on turbulent flows. It then introduces
the Navier-Stokes equations for a magnetized plasma whose
low-frequency turbulence evolution is described within the
framework of the MHD approximation. It also considers the scaling
of plasma and magnetic field fluctuations and the study of
nonlinear energy cascades within the same framework. It reports
observations of turbulence in the ecliptic and at high latitude,
treating Alfvenic and compressive fluctuations separately in order
to explain the transport of mass, momentum and energy during the
expansion. Further, existing models are compared with direct
observations in the heliosphere. The problem of self-similar and
anomalous fluctuations in the solar wind is then addressed using
tools provided by dynamical system theory and discussed on the
basis of available models and observations. The book highlights
observations of Yaglom's law in solar wind turbulence, which is one
of the most important findings in fully developed turbulence and
directly related to the long-lasting and still unsolved problem of
solar wind plasma heating. Lastly, it includes a short chapter
dedicated to the kinetic range of fluctuations, which has recently
been receiving more attention from the space plasma community,
since this is inherently related to turbulent energy dissipation
and consequent plasma heating. It particularly focuses on the
nature and role of the fluctuations populating this frequency
range, and discusses several model predictions and recent
observational findings in this context.
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