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Dissipation and heating in solar wind turbulence : from the macro to the micro and back again
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Kiyani, K., Osman, K. T. and Chapman, Sandra C. (2015) Dissipation and heating in solar wind turbulence : from the macro to the micro and back again. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Volume 373 (Number 2041). Article number 20140155. doi:10.1098/rsta.2014.0155 ISSN 1364-503X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2014.0155
Abstract
The past decade has seen a flurry of research activity focused on discerning the physics of kinetic scale turbulence in high-speed astrophysical plasma flows. By ‘kinetic’ we mean spatial scales on the order of or, in particular, smaller than the ion inertial length or the ion gyro-radius—the spatial scales at which the ion and electron bulk velocities decouple and considerable change can be seen in the ion distribution functions. The motivation behind most of these studies is to find the ultimate fate of the energy cascade of plasma turbulence, and thereby the channels by which the energy in the system is dissipated. This brief Introduction motivates the case for a themed issue on this topic and introduces the topic of turbulent dissipation and heating in the solar wind. The theme issue covers the full breadth of studies: from theory and models, massive simulations of these models and observational studies from the highly rich and vast amount of data collected from scores of heliospheric space missions since the dawn of the space age. A synopsis of the theme issue is provided, where a brief description of all the contributions is discussed and how they fit together to provide an over-arching picture on the highly topical subject of dissipation and heating in turbulent collisionless plasmas in general and in the solar wind in particular.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences | ||||||
Publisher: | The Royal Society Publishing | ||||||
ISSN: | 1364-503X | ||||||
Official Date: | 6 April 2015 | ||||||
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Volume: | Volume 373 | ||||||
Number: | Number 2041 | ||||||
Article Number: | Article number 20140155 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1098/rsta.2014.0155 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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