Turbulence in the Solar Wind

• Main Authors: Bruno, Roberto (Author), Carbone, Vincenzo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 928
• Subjects: Physics.; Geophysics.; Fluids.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Plasma Physics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

This book provides an overview of solar wind turbulence from both the theoretical and observational perspective. It argues that the interplanetary medium offers the best opportunity to directly study turbulent fluctuations in collisionless plasmas. In fact, during expansion, the solar wind evolves t...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Equations and Phenomenology
• Early Observations of MHD Turbulence
• Early Observations of MHD Turbulence
• Turbulence studied via Elsässer variables
• Compressive Turbulence
• A NaturalWind Tunnel
• SolarWind Heating by the Turbulent Energy Cascade
• Conclusions and Remarks.