Triadic energy transfers in non-helical magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 389-406

  Schilling, Oleg ^a   Zhou, Ye ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); ENERGY TRANSFER; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; MARKOV PROCESSES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PLASMA TURBULENCE; SOLAR ENERGY; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

CROSS HELICITY; MAGNETIC ENERGY; WAVENUMBERS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0348163729     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377802002015     Document Type: Article

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