Spectrum of MHD turbulence: theory, modeling, observations

COFFEE_KLATCH  · Invited

Abstract

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence plays an essential role in a variety of astrophysical systems, from intergalactic and interstellar media, to stars and planets. Despite more than 40 years of analytical, numerical and observational research, the MHD turbulent cascade is not completely understood. I will present a brief introduction to the theory, and discuss the new analytic and numerical results on the spectrum and structure of strong incompressible MHD turbulence. \\ \vskip1mm In collaboration with Fausto Cattaneo and Joanne Mason (U. Chicago)

*This work is partly supported by the NSF Center for Magnetic Self-Organization in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Authors

  • S. Boldyrev

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison