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衰减声学湍流中磁辅助涡量产生

Magnetically assisted vorticity production in decaying acoustic turbulence

Axel Brandenburg, Evan Scannapieco

AI总结:

本研究通过三维数值模拟探究磁场在衰减声学湍流中的涡量产生,发现动能级联遵循柯尔莫哥洛夫唯象学,洛伦兹力可将声能转化为涡旋能,磁场对宇宙学流涡量产生至关重要。

摘要:

我们研究等温、亚音速、声学(非涡旋)且衰减的湍流中磁场存在下的涡量产生。通过三维数值模拟,我们发现产生的动能级联遵循包含恒定谱能量通量的普通柯尔莫哥洛夫唯象学。由于动能耗散效率低下,声学湍流的无量纲前因子大于标准柯尔莫哥洛夫常数。我们还发现,即使初始磁场均匀,洛伦兹力也能通过将一部分声能转化为涡旋能来驱动涡旋运动。这种转化对磁场强度呈二次方关系,对声流速度呈线性关系。相比之下,非无力磁场直接产生涡旋运动时与场强呈线性关系。我们的结果表明,磁场在宇宙学流的涡量产生中起关键作用,尤其在显著声学湍流普遍存在的场景中。我们还讨论了这些发现对早期宇宙的意义,其中磁场可能将宇宙学相变期间产生的声学湍流转化为涡旋湍流。

英文摘要:

We study vorticity production in isothermal, subsonic, acoustic (nonvortical), and decaying turbulence due to the presence of magnetic fields. Using three-dimensional numerical simulations, we find that the resulting kinetic energy cascade follows the ordinary Kolmogorov phenomenology involving a constant spectral energy flux. The nondimensional prefactor for acoustic turbulence is larger than the standard Kolmogorov constant due to the inefficient dissipation of kinetic energy. We also find that the Lorentz force can drive vortical motions even when the initial field is uniform, by converting a fraction of the acoustic energy into vortical energy. This conversion is shown to be quadratic in the magnetic field strength and linear in the acoustic flow speed. By contrast, the direct production of vortical motions by a non-force-free magnetic field is linear in the field strength. Our results suggest that magnetic fields play a crucial role in vorticity production in cosmological flows, particularly in scenarios where significant acoustic turbulence is prevalent. We also discuss the implications of our findings for the early Universe, where magnetic fields may convert acoustic turbulence generated during cosmological phase transitions into vortical turbulence.

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