Wave decay in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

作者:Beresnyak Andrey*; Lazarian Alex
来源:Astrophysical Journal, 2008, 678(2): 961-967.
DOI:10.1086/587052

摘要

We present a model for nonlinear decay of the weak wave in three-dimensional incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. We show that the decay rate is different for parallel and perpendicular waves. We provide a general formula for arbitrarily directed waves and discuss particular limiting cases known in the literature. We test our predictions with direct numerical simulations of wave decay in three-dimensional MHD turbulence, and discuss the influence of turbulent damping on the development of linear instabilities in the interstellar medium and on other important astrophysical processes.

  • 出版日期2008-5-10