Physics – Fluid Dynamics
Scientific paper
2005-09-02
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
accepted for publication by PRL
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.114502
Spectral direct numerical simulations of incompressible MHD turbulence at a resolution of up to $1024^3$ collocation points are presented for a statistically isotropic system as well as for a setup with an imposed strong mean magnetic field. The spectra of residual energy, $E_k^\mathrm{R}=|E_k^\mathrm{M}-E_k^\mathrm{K}|$, and total energy, $E_k=E^\mathrm{K}_k+E^\mathrm{M}_k$, are observed to scale self-similarly in the inertial range as $E_k^\mathrm{R}\sim k^{-7/3}$, $E_k\sim k^{-5/3}$ (isotropic case) and $E^\mathrm{R}_{k_\perp}\sim k_\perp^{-2}$, $E_{k_\perp}\sim k_\perp^{-3/2}$ (anisotropic case, perpendicular to the mean field direction). A model of dynamic equilibrium between kinetic and magnetic energy, based on the corresponding evolution equations of the eddy-damped quasi-normal Markovian (EDQNM) closure approximation, explains the findings. The assumed interplay of turbulent dynamo and Alfv\'en effect yields $E_k^\mathrm{R}\sim k E^2_k$ which is confirmed by the simulations.
Grappin Roland
Mueller Wolf-Christian
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