STATISTICAL THEORY OF HOMOGENEOUS HYDROMAGNETIC TURBULENCE,

Abstract

The existence of equilibrium ranges in homogeneous hydromagnetic turbulence is analyzed by using Fourier techniques. It is found that the reasons for believing in the existence of the equilibrium range in classical turbulence (non-conducting fluid) also hold for hydromagnetic turbulence. The presence of an external magnetic field has the effect of rendering the turbulence field axisymmetric about those magnetic lines. The second problem considered is the asymptotic form of different correlation tensors at large separation distance in homogeneous hydromagnetic turbulence. The third problem considered is a theory of weak turbulence where one can neglect the role of pressure forces in developing power laws. Lastly, is considered the final period of decay. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0618326

Entities

People

  • Sayed D. Hassan

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axisymmetric
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.