4 papers
Solitary Alfvén Waves
Zesen Huang, Marco Velli, Chen Shi +1
We present the solitary Alfvén wave as an ideal nonlinear Alfvénic solution in the solitary far-field limit and construct a three-dimensional numerical model -- an \emph{Alfvéno…
Two Types of Range in Solar Wind Turbulence
Zesen Huang, Marco Velli, B. D. G. Chandran +4
The noise is a ubiquitous phenomenon in natural systems. Since the advent of space exploration, the range has been consistently observed in \textit{in situ} solar wind…
Evolution of MHD turbulence in the expanding solar wind: residual energy and intermittency
Chen Shi, Nikos Sioulas, Zesen Huang +3
We conduct 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of decaying turbulence in the solar wind context. To account for the spherical expansion of the solar wind, we implement the exp…
Dominance of 2-Minute Oscillations near the Alfvén Surface
Zesen Huang, Marco Velli, Chen Shi +11
Alfvén waves, considered one of the primary candidates for heating and accelerating the fast solar wind, are ubiquitous in spacecraft observations, yet their origin remains elusiv…