The divergence of neighboring magnetic field lines and fast-particle diffusion in strong magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, with application to thermal conduction in galaxy clusters
arXiv:astro-ph/0303217 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.045001
Abstract
We investigate field-line separation in strong MHD turbulence using direct numerical simulations. We find that in the static-magnetic-field approximation the thermal conductivity in galaxy clusters is reduced by a factor of about 50 relative to the Spitzer thermal conductivity of a non-magnetized plasma. This value is too small for heat conduction to balance radiative cooling in clusters.
arXiv commentMajor revision: higher resolution simulations lead to significantly different conclusions. 4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters
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