The propagation of alfvén waves in a viscous fluid of finite electrical conductivity. — II

1969 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
M. G. S. el Mohandis ◽  
Baghdad Fahmy ◽  
Azza Abd el Fattah
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Viscous Fluid ◽  
Alfven Waves ◽  
Alfvén Waves ◽  
Finite Electrical Conductivity

scholarly journals Reflection and dissipation of oblique Alfvén waves in an isothermal atmosphere

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Yahya Alkahby ◽  
M. A. Mahrous
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Transition Region ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Alfven Waves ◽  
Alfvén Waves ◽  
Heating Mechanism ◽  
Downward Propagation ◽  
Isothermal Atmosphere ◽  
The Magnetic Field

In this article, we investigate the combined effects of viscosity and Ohmic electrical conductivity on upward and downward propagation oblique Alfvén waves in an isothermal atmosphere. It is shown that the presence and direction of the magnetic field play an important role in the structure and the heating mechanism of solar atmosphere. In addition, the atmosphere can be divided into two distinct regions connected by a transition region. In the lower region, the solution can be written as a linear combination of an upward and a downward propagation wave with unequal wavelengths. In the upper region, the solution decays exponentially with the altitude. Moreover, the magnetic field creates a reflecting and a non-absorbing transition region. On the contrary, the viscosity and Ohmic electrical conductivity produce a reflecting and an absorbing transition region. The nature of the transition region depends on the relative strength of the viscous diffusivity with respect to the resistive diffusivity and on the direction of the magnetic field. A unique solution is determined. The reflection coefficient and damping factors are derived and the conclusions are discussed in connection with the nature of the heating mechanism of the solar atmosphere.

scholarly journals On the origin of solar wind. Alfvén waves induced jump of coronal temperature

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. Mishonov ◽  
M. V. Stoev ◽  
Y. G. Maneva
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Alfven Waves ◽  
Alfvén Waves ◽  
Coronal Temperature

AMPTE/CCE observations of substorm-associated standing Alfvén waves in the midnight sector

1988 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 1287-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Takahashi ◽  
S. Kokubun ◽  
T. Sakurai ◽  
R. W. McEntire ◽  
T. A. Potemra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alfven Waves ◽  
Alfvén Waves

Dynamics of nonlinear Alfvén waves in the shallow water magnetohydrodynamic equations

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Magill ◽  
Aaron Coutino ◽  
Benjamin A. Storer ◽  
Marek Stastna ◽  
Francis J. Poulin
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Alfven Waves ◽  
Alfvén Waves ◽  
Magnetohydrodynamic Equations

scholarly journals Reacceleration of Relativistic Electrons by Turbulent Alfvén Waves in Radio Jets

2000 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 439-441
Author(s):  
D.-Y. Wang ◽  
Y. Ma
Keyword(s):  
Electron Energy ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Diffusion Approximation ◽  
Alfven Waves ◽  
Alfvén Waves ◽  
Relativistic Electrons ◽  
Radio Jets

Relativistic electrons may be effectively accelerated by turbulent Alfvén waves in radio jets. The acceleration spectrum is a power law with the electron energy as high as γ ~ 106, but the spectrum index is ~ 1.2 in the condition of diffusion approximation, which is less than the observation value.

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