Anomalous scalings and dynamics of magnetic helicity

Citation
I. Rogachevskii et N. Kleeorin, Anomalous scalings and dynamics of magnetic helicity, PHYS REV E, 59(3), 1999, pp. 3008-3011
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Part
A
Pages
3008 - 3011
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(199903)59:3<3008:ASADOM>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
It is demonstrated that the two-point correlation function of the magnetic helicity in the case of zero mean magnetic held has anomalous scalings for both compressible and incompressible turbulent helical fluid flow. The magn etic helicity in the limit of very high electrical conductivity is conserve d. This implies that the two-point correlation function of the conserved pr operty does not necessarily have normal scaling. The reason for the anomalo us scalings of the magnetic helicity correlation function is that the magne tic field in the equation for the two-point correlation function of the mag netic helicity plays a role of a pumping with anomalous scalings. It is sho wn also that when magnetic fluctuations with zero mean magnetic field are g enerated the magnetic helicity is very small even if the hydrodynamic helic ity is large, [S1063-651X(99)09703-2].