Alfven Wave Interactions in the Solar Wind

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Webb, G. M. [1 ]
McKenzie, J. F. [2 ,3 ]
Hu, Q. [1 ,4 ]
le Roux, J. A. [1 ]
Zank, G. P. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alabama, Ctr Space Plasma & Aeron Res, Huntsville, AL 35805 USA
[2] Durban Univ Technol, Dept Math & Stat, Durban 4000, South Africa
[3] Univ Kwa Zulu, Sch Math Sci, Natal 4001, RN, Brazil
[4] Univ Alabama Huntsville, Dept Phys, Huntsville, AL 35899 USA
关键词
magnetic fields; magnetohydrodynamics; waves; solar wind; STELLAR WINDS; TURBULENCE; TRANSPORT; MODELS; IDEAL;
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10.1063/1.4768764
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
Alfven wave mixing (interaction) equations used in locally incompressible turbulence transport equations in the solar wind are analyzed from the perspective of linear wave theory. The connection between the wave mixing equations and non-WKB Alfven wave driven wind theories are delineated. We discuss the physical wave energy equation and the canonical wave energy equation for non-WKB Alfven waves and the WKB limit. Variational principles and conservation laws for the linear wave mixing equations for the Heinemann and Olbert non-WKB wind model are obtained. The connection with wave mixing equations used in locally incompressible turbulence transport in the solar wind are discussed.
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页码:186 / 191
页数:6
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