Physics – Fluid Dynamics
Scientific paper
2007-06-06
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
Submited to Astophys. Lett
Scientific paper
10.1086/522048
A non-local cascade model for anisotropic MHD turbulence in the presence of a guiding magnetic field is proposed. The model takes into account that (a) energy cascades in an anisotropic manner and as a result a different estimate for the cascade rate in the direction parallel and perpendicular to the guiding field is made. (b) the interactions that result in the cascade are between different scales. Eddies with wave numbers $k_\|$ and $k_\perp$ interact with eddies with wave numbers $q_\|,q_\perp$ such that a resonance condition between the wave numbers $q_\|,q_\perp$ and $k_\|,k_\perp$ holds. As a consequence energy from the eddy with wave numbers $k_\|$ and $k_\perp$ cascades due to interactions with eddies located in the resonant manifold whose wavenumbers are determined by: $q_\|\simeq \epsilon^{{1}/{3}}k_\perp^{2/3}/B$, $q_\perp=k_\perp$ and energy will cascade along the lines $k_\|\sim C+k_\perp^{2/3} \epsilon^{1/3}/B_0$. For a uniform energy injection rate in the parallel direction the resulting energy spectrum is $E(k_\|,k_\perp)\simeq \epsilon^{2/3}k_\|^{-1}k_\perp^{-5/3}$. For a general forcing however the model suggests a non-universal behavior. The connections with previous models, numerical simulations and weak turbulence theory are discussed.
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