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…
Properties of current sheets in two-dimensional tearing-mediated incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
Chen Shi, Marco Velli, Nikos Sioulas +1
It is well known that the nonlinear evolution of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence generates current sheets. In the solar wind turbulence, current sheets are frequently observed…
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…