Numerical Measurements of the Spectrum in Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence

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2007-06-13

arxiv.org/abs/0706.2003v1

Phys.Rev.E77:036403,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.77.036403

We report the results of an extensive set of direct numerical simulations of forced, incompressible, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with a strong guide field. The aim is to resolve the controversy regarding the power law exponent (\alpha, say) of the field perpendicular energy spectrum E(k_\perp) \propto k_\perp ^ {\alpha}. The two main theoretical predictions, \alpha=-3/2 and \alpha=-5/3, have both received some support from numerical simulations carried out by different groups. Our simulations have a resolution of 512^3 mesh points, a strong guide field, an anisotropic simulation domain, and implement a broad range of large-scale forcing routines, including those previously reported in the literature. Our findings indicate that the spectrum of well developed, strong incompressible MHD turbulence with a strong guide field is E(k_{\perp})\propto k_{\perp}^{-3/2}.

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