Hindmarsh, M.B., Christensson, M. and Brandenburg, A. (2001) Inverse cascade in decaying three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. Physical Review E, 64 (5). 0564051-0564056. ISSN 1539-3755

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Abstract

We perform direct numerical simulations of three-dimensional freely decaying magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. For helical magnetic fields, an inverse cascade effect is observed in which power is transfered from smaller scales to larger scales. The magnetic field reaches a scaling regime with self-similar evolution, and power-law behavior at high wave numbers. We also find power-law decay in the magnetic and kinematic energies, and power-law growth in the characteristic length scale of the magnetic field

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Inverse cascade, decaying, three-dimensional, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence.
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Depositing User:	Gemma Farrell
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2008
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2017 09:26
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/1631
Google Scholar:	79 Citations

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