Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 2001
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American Physical Society, 43rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics October 29 - November 2, 2001 Long Beach, C
Physics
Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
The incompressible equations of fluid mechanics or magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) are used frequently to describe interplanetary and astrophysical plasmas. Remarkably, under many circumstances, the nonlinear evolution of interplanetary and astrophysical plasma systems is often well described by such an incompressible model. Nearly a decade ago, the question of why an apparently compressible plasma should admit primarily incompressible behavior began to be addressed. The eventual outcome of these studies was described as "nearly incompressible hydrodynamics or MHD" (NI MHD). Besides clarifying why compressible fluids could often be usefully described within an incompressible framework, NI MHD made a number of important predictions, of which many have been confirmed. These predictions have since found important applications in areas as diverse as cosmic ray transport models and coronal heating. A critical overview of NI MHD, both theory and observations, will be presented. In addition, new results which now include an inhomogeneous, large-scale background plasma will also be discussed
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