On the radial evolution of alfvénic turbulence in the solar wind

Abstract:

The observations at different solar distances and latitudes, collected in the past three decades, and the results obtained from more and more sophisticated numerical simulations allowed us to reach a good understanding on many aspects of the complex phenomenon of solar wind turbulence. Moreover, new interesting insights in the theory of turbulence have been obtained, in the past decade, from the point of view that considers a turbulent flow as a complex system, where chaotic behavior and well-established scaling laws coexist. This review aims to provide a quick overview on the state of art in this research field with particular focus on local generation mechanisms. © Springer 2006.

Año de publicación:

2006

Keywords:

• nonlinear dynamics
• solar wind
• Turbulence

Fuente:

scopus