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Hall MHD作为弱碰撞等离子体中turbulence模型的局限性

Limitations of Hall MHD as a model for turbulence in weakly collisional plasmas

Gregory G. Howes

摘要:

霍尔MHD作为弱碰撞等离子体中的湍流模型的局限性进行了探讨,在很宽的参数空间范围内使用Vlasov-Maxwell动力学理论的定量比较。结果表明,霍尔磁流体力学在冷离子极限下是有效的,但当离子温度有限时,霍尔磁流体力学存在寄生的无阻尼波模。有人认为,在太阳风的耗散范围内的湍流必须是一个,或混合物,三个电磁波模式:平行哨声,斜哨声,或动力阿尔芬波。霍尔磁流体动力学通常很好地描述了这些模式。确定线性动力学阻尼率在湍流等离子体中的适用性需要一套流体和动力学非线性数值模拟。对比流体和动力学模拟也将阐明是否存在虚假波模式改变了湍流中固有的非线性耦合,并将照亮湍流动力学和能量转移的制度的特征离子动力学尺度。

英文摘要:

The limitations of Hall MHD as a model for turbulence in weakly collisional plasmas are explored using quantitative comparisons to Vlasov-Maxwell kinetic theory over a wide range of parameter space. The validity of Hall MHD in the cold ion limit is shown, but spurious undamped wave modes exist in Hall MHD when the ion temperature is finite. It is argued that turbulence in the dissipation range of the solar wind must be one, or a mixture, of three electromagnetic wave modes: the parallel whistler, oblique whistler, or kinetic Alfven waves. These modes are generally well described by Hall MHD. Determining the applicability of linear kinetic damping rates in turbulent plasmas requires a suite of fluid and kinetic nonlinear numerical simulations. Contrasting fluid and kinetic simulations will also shed light on whether the presence of spurious wave modes alters the nonlinear couplings inherent in turbulence and will illuminate the turbulent dynamics and energy transfer in the regime of the characteristic ion kinetic scales.

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