Journal article
A soliton gas model for astrophysical magnetized plasma turbulence
The Astrophysical journal, Vol.257, pp.855-861
06/1982
DOI: 10.1086/160035
Abstract
Plasma turbulence is considered as an ensemble of solitons. The derivation of the Alfven soliton by Spangler and Sheering (1981) is reviewed, and expressions are derived for the magnetic irregularity spectrum and the relationship between the magnetic and density irregularity power spectra. A derived expression also provides the answer to the question of the correlation between magnetic field and density enhancements. The properties of the turbulence model are compared with observations of plasma turbulence in the solar wind, and are found to reasonably account for them.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A soliton gas model for astrophysical magnetized plasma turbulence
- Creators
- S. R SpanglerJ. P Sheerin
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Astrophysical journal, Vol.257, pp.855-861
- DOI
- 10.1086/160035
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- eISSN
- 1538-4357
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/1982
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984200050002771
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