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Energy transfer in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence: formalism and numerical results
The basic entity of nonlinear interaction in Navier-Stokes and the
Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations is a wavenumber triad ({\bf k,p,q})
satisfying . The expression for the combined energy transfer
from two of these wavenumbers to the third wavenumber is known. In this paper
we introduce the idea of an effective energy transfer between a pair of modes
by the mediation of the third mode, and find an expression for it. Then we
apply this formalism to compute the energy transfer in the quasi-steady-state
of two-dimensional MHD turbulence with large-scale kinetic forcing. The
computation of energy fluxes and the energy transfer between different
wavenumber shells is done using the data generated by the pseudo-spectral
direct numerical simulation. The picture of energy flux that emerges is quite
complex---there is a forward cascade of magnetic energy, an inverse cascade of
kinetic energy, a flux of energy from the kinetic to the magnetic field, and a
reverse flux which transfers the energy back to the kinetic from the magnetic.
The energy transfer between different wavenumber shells is also complex---local
and nonlocal transfers often possess opposing features, i.e., energy transfer
between some wavenumber shells occurs from kinetic to magnetic, and between
other wavenumber shells this transfer is reversed. The net transfer of energy
is from kinetic to magnetic. The results obtained from the studies of flux and
shell-to-shell energy transfer are consistent with each other.Comment: 27 pages REVTEX; 14 ps figure
Calculation of renormalized viscosity and resistivity in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
A self-consistent renormalization (RG) scheme has been applied to nonhelical
magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with normalized cross helicity and
. Kolmogorov's 5/3 powerlaw is assumed in order to compute the
renormalized parameters. It has been shown that the RG fixed point is stable
for . The renormalized viscosity and resistivity
have been calculated, and they are found to be positive for all
parameter regimes. For and large Alfv\'{e}n ratio (ratio of
kinetic and magnetic energies) , and . As
is decreased, increases and decreases, untill where both and are approximately zero. For large ,
both and vary as . The renormalized parameters for
the case are also reported.Comment: 19 pages REVTEX, 3 ps files (Phys. Plasmas, v8, 3945, 2001
Characteristics of constrained turbulent transport in flux-driven toroidal plasmas
We study the dynamics of turbulence transport subject to a constraint on the profile formation and relaxation, dominated by the ion temperature gradient modes, within the framework of adiabatic electron response using a flux-driven global gyro-kinetic toroidal code, GKNET. We observe exponentially constrained profiles, with two different scale lengths, that are spatially constant in each region in higher input power regimes. The profiles are smoothly connected in the knee region located at 1/2−2/3 of the minor radius, outside which the gradient is steepened and shows a weak confinement improvement. Based on the probability density function analysis of heat flux eddies, the power law demonstrates a dependence on the eddy size S, as P∼S[−α], which distinguishes events into diffusive and non-diffusive parts including the validation of quasi-linear hypotheses. Radially localized avalanches and global bursts, which exhibit different spatial scales, play central roles in giving rise to constrained profiles on an equal footing. It is also found that the E×B shear layers are initiated by the global bursts, which evolve downward on a slow time scale across the knee region and play a role in adjusting the profile by increasing the gradient
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