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旋转磁流体力学和行星发电机的弱turbulence理论

Weak turbulence theory for rotating magnetohydrodynamics and planetary dynamos

Sebastien Galtier

摘要:

本文导出了在大尺度磁场作用下快速旋转磁流体力学的弱湍流理论。假设角速度$Ω_0$是均匀的并且平行于恒定的阿尔文速度${\bf b_0}$。这样的系统表现出左和右圆偏振波,其可以通过引入磁惯性长度$d \equiv b_0/Ω_0$来获得。在大尺度极限($kd \to 0$ ; $k$为波数),左手波和右手波分别趋向于惯性波和磁旋波,而在小尺度极限($kd \to + \infty$),则恢复为纯阿尔文波。利用复螺旋度分解,导出了描述弱色散相互作用波{ \it via}三波相互作用过程长时间行为的渐近弱湍流方程。结果表明,非线性动力学主要是各向异性与更强的转移垂直($\perp$)比平行($\parallel$)旋转轴。当分别取大尺度和小尺度极限时,一般理论可能收敛到纯弱惯性/磁转或Alfvén波湍流。惯性波湍流是由动能/螺旋度渐近主导,而磁转波湍流是由磁能/螺旋度主导。对于这两个制度的一个家庭的精确解被发现的光谱不一定对应于一个最大的螺旋度状态。它示出的混合螺旋度表现出级联的方向可能会有所不同,根据规模$k_f$的螺旋度通量注入与逆级联,如果$k_fd < 1$和直接级联,否则。该理论是相关的磁旋发电机,其主要应用是地球和巨行星的小($\sim 10^{-6}$)Rossby数预计。

英文摘要:

A weak turbulence theory is derived for magnetohydrodynamics under rapid rotation and in the presence of a large-scale magnetic field. The angular velocity $Ω_0$ is assumed to be uniform and parallel to the constant Alfvén speed ${\bf b_0}$. Such a system exhibits left and right circularly polarized waves which can be obtained by introducing the magneto-inertial length $d \equiv b_0/Ω_0$. In the large-scale limit ($kd \to 0$; $k$ being the wave number), the left- and right-handed waves tend respectively to the inertial and magnetostrophic waves whereas in the small-scale limit ($kd \to + \infty$) pure Alfvén waves are recovered. By using a complex helicity decomposition, the asymptotic weak turbulence equations are derived which describe the long-time behavior of weakly dispersive interacting waves {\it via} three-wave interaction processes. It is shown that the nonlinear dynamics is mainly anisotropic with a stronger transfer perpendicular ($\perp$) than parallel ($\parallel$) to the rotating axis. The general theory may converge to pure weak inertial/magnetostrophic or Alfvén wave turbulence when the large or small-scales limits are taken respectively. Inertial wave turbulence is asymptotically dominated by the kinetic energy/helicity whereas the magnetostrophic wave turbulence is dominated by the magnetic energy/helicity. For both regimes a family of exact solutions are found for the spectra which do not correspond necessarily to a maximal helicity state. It is shown that the hybrid helicity exhibits a cascade whose direction may vary according to the scale $k_f$ at which the helicity flux is injected with an inverse cascade if $k_fd < 1$ and a direct cascade otherwise. The theory is relevant for the magnetostrophic dynamo whose main applications are the Earth and giant planets for which a small ($\sim 10^{-6}$) Rossby number is expected.

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