Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 1999
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Physical Review E (Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics), Volume 59, Issue 2, February 199
Physics
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Transport Properties, Stochastic Processes, Magnetohydrodynamics And Plasmas, Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos
Scientific paper
The effects of the anisotropy of magnetic turbulence on the transport of magnetic field lines are investigated numerically. The three-dimensional magnetic turbulence is represented by a Fourier expansion with a power law band spectrum, and anisotropy is introduced by considering different correlation lengths lcx and lcy in the plane perpendicular to the average magnetic field B0=B0e⁁z. Transport in this plane is analyzed for different fluctuation levels δB/B0 and for various degrees of anisotropy lcx/lcy. The results of the simulation show that there are anomalous (subdiffusive and superdiffusive) transport regimes at low fluctuation levels, while Gaussian diffusive regimes are attained in the presence of high fluctuation levels, like in the isotropic case; as anisotropy is increased the Gaussian regime is reached for higher fluctuation levels; for significant degrees of anisotropy lcx/lcy, a percolative regime is found at a low fluctuation level, with superdiffusion in the direction where the correlation length is shorter; conversely, in the diffusive regime transport is faster in the direction of the longer correlation length, and the obtained ratio of diffusion coefficients Dx/Dy is close to the ratio of anisotropy lcx/lcy. The application of these results to energetic particle propagation in the solar wind is discussed.
Pommois Pierre
Veltri Pierluigi
Zimbardo Gaetano
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