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Anisotropy in MHD turbulence due to a mean magnetic field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

John V. Shebalin ,
William H. Matthaeus  and
David Montgomery
John V. Shebalin
Affiliation:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Oceanic Division, Annapolis, Maryland 21404
William H. Matthaeus
Affiliation:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
David Montgomery
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Abstract

The development of anisotropy in an initially isotropie spectrum is studied numerically for two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. The anisotropy develops through the combined effects of an externally imposed d.c. magnetic field and viscous and resistive dissipation at high wavenumbers. The effect is most pronounced at high mechanical and magnetic Reynolds numbers. The anisotropy is greater at the higher wavenumbers.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , June 1983 , pp. 525 - 547
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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