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arxiv: 1111.5329 · v2 · pith:XSE7TRUBnew · submitted 2011-11-22 · 🌌 astro-ph.GA · astro-ph.SR· physics.flu-dyn· physics.plasm-ph

Basic Properties of MHD Turbulence in the Inertial Range

classification 🌌 astro-ph.GA astro-ph.SRphysics.flu-dynphysics.plasm-ph
keywords turbulenceslopealfvenicanisotropyconstantinertialrangespectral
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We revisit the issue of spectral slope of MHD turbulence in the inertial range and argue that numerics favor Goldreich-Sridhar -5/3 slope rather than -3/2 slope. We also did precision measurements of anisotropy of MHD turbulence and determined the anisotropy constant C_A=0.34 of Alfvenic turbulence. Together with previously measured Kolmogorov constant C_K=4.2, or 3.3 for purely Alfvenic case, it constitutes a full description of MHD cascade in terms of spectral quantities, which is of high practical value for astrophysics.

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