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The Evolving Phenomenological View on Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence

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The current level of phenomenological MHD turbulence modelling is outlined together with recent results of experimental measurements and direct numerical simulations. After reviewing the spatially isotropic Kolmogorov and Iroshnikov- Kraichnan phenomenologies, the model of Goldreich and Sridhar is discussed, which introduces the concept of local anisotropy caused by the magnetic field. The She- Lévêque picture of intermittency dealing with the anomalous scaling of the two-point structure functions is also considered, followed by a summary of the phenomenological theory of turbulent energy-decay. It is shown how the combination of phenomenology and numerical simulation leads to the physical model of homogeneous MHD turbulence.

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Müller, WC., Biskamp, D. (2003). The Evolving Phenomenological View on Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence. In: Falgarone, E., Passot, T. (eds) Turbulence and Magnetic Fields in Astrophysics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 614. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36238-X_1

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