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Anisotropies in Compressible MHD Turbulence: Probing Magnetic Fields and Measuring Magnetization
Yue Hu, Siyao Xu, A. Lazarian
Probing magnetic fields in the interstellar medium (ISM) is notoriously challenging. Motivated by the modern theories of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence and turbulence anisotr…
Nonuniversal interstellar density spectra probed by pulsars
Siyao Xu, Bing Zhang
The Galactic interstellar turbulence affects the density distribution and star formation. We introduce a new method of measuring interstellar turbulent density spectra by using the…
Nonlinear turbulent dynamo during gravitational collapse
Siyao Xu, Alex Lazarian
Via amplification by turbulent dynamo, magnetic fields can be potentially important for the formation of the first stars. To examine the dynamo behavior during the gravitational co…
Probing the intergalactic turbulence with fast radio bursts
Siyao Xu, Bing Zhang
The turbulence in the diffuse intergalactic medium (IGM) plays an important role in various astrophysical processes across cosmic time, but it is very challenging to constrain its…
Nanoflare Theory Revisited
Amir Jafari, Ethan Vishniac, Siyao Xu
Local magnetic reversals are an inseparable part of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence whose collective outcome on an arbitrary scale in the inertial range may lead to a global s…
Trapping of cosmic rays in MHD turbulence
Siyao Xu, Alex Lazarian
Astrophysical plasmas are turbulent and magnetized. The interaction between cosmic rays (CRs) and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence is a fundamental astrophysical process. Based…
Turbulence in a self-gravitating molecular cloud core
Siyao Xu, Alex Lazarian
Externally driven interstellar turbulence plays an important role in shaping the density structure in molecular clouds. Here we study the dynamical role of internally driven turbul…
3D Turbulent Reconnection: Theory, Tests and Astrophysical Implications
Alex Lazarian, Gregory L. Eyink, Amir Jafari +4
Magnetic reconnection, topological change in magnetic fields, is a fundamental process in magnetized plasmas. It is associated with energy release in regions of magnetic field anni…