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Rapid directional alignment of velocity and magnetic field in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
W. H. Matthaeus, A. Pouquet, P. D. Mininni +2
We show that local directional alignment of the velocity and magnetic field fluctuations occurs rapidly in magnetohydrodynamics for a variety of parameters. This is observed both i…
Energy spectra stemming from interactions of Alfven waves and turbulent eddies
P. D. Mininni, A. Pouquet
We present a numerical analysis of an incompressible decaying magnetohydrodynamic turbulence run on a grid of 1536^3 points. The Taylor Reynolds number at the maximum of dissipatio…
Turbulent magnetic dynamo excitation at low magnetic Prandtl number
P. D. Mininni
Planetary and stellar dynamos likely result from turbulent motions in magnetofluids with kinematic viscosities that are small compared to their magnetic diffusivities. Laboratory e…
Nonlinear behavior of a non-helical dynamo
P. D. Mininni, Y. Ponty, D. C. Montgomery +3
A three-dimensional numerical computation of magnetohydrodynamic dynamo behavior is described. The dynamo is mechanically forced with a driving term of the Taylor-Green type. The m…
Waves, Coriolis force and the dynamo effect
S. M. Mahajan, P. D. Mininni, D. O. Gómez
Dynamo activity caused by waves in a rotating magneto-plasma is investigated. In astrophysical environments such as accretion disks and at sufficiently small spatial scales, the Ha…
Direct simulations of helical Hall-MHD turbulence and dynamo action
P. D. Mininni, D. O. Gómez, S. M. Mahajan
Direct numerical simulations of turbulent Hall dynamos are presented. The evolution of an initially weak and small scale magnetic field in a system maintained in a stationary turbu…