Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-05-18
Phys.Rev.E59:6724-6729,1999
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, REVTEX4
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.59.6724
The evolution of the magnetic helicity tensor for a nonzero mean magnetic field and for large magnetic Reynolds numbers in an anisotropic turbulence is studied. It is shown that the isotropic and anisotropic parts of the magnetic helicity tensor have different characteristic times of evolution. The time of variation of the isotropic part of the magnetic helicity tensor is much larger than the correlation time of the turbulent velocity field. The anisotropic part of the magnetic helicity tensor changes for the correlation time of the turbulent velocity field. The mean turbulent flux of the magnetic helicity is calculated as well. It is shown that even a small anisotropy of turbulence strongly modifies the flux of the magnetic helicity. It is demonstrated that the tensor of the magnetic part of the alpha-effect for weakly inhomogeneous turbulence is determined only by the isotropic part of the magnetic helicity tensor. Astrophysical applications of the obtained results are discussed.
Kleeorin Nathan
Rogachevskii Igor
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