Vlasov methods in space physics and astrophysics

M Palmroth, U Ganse, Y Pfau-Kempf… - Living reviews in …, 2018 - Springer
This paper reviews Vlasov-based numerical methods used to model plasma in space
physics and astrophysics. Plasma consists of collectively behaving charged particles that …

Origins of the ambient solar wind: implications for space weather

SR Cranmer, SE Gibson, P Riley - Space Science Reviews, 2017 - Springer
The Sun's outer atmosphere is heated to temperatures of millions of degrees, and solar
plasma flows out into interplanetary space at supersonic speeds. This paper reviews our …

Turbulence in space plasmas: Who needs it?

WH Matthaeus - Physics of Plasmas, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The complex nonlinear dynamical phenomenon described as turbulence, is known to have
a great impact on fluids, magnetohydrodynamic systems, and on plasmas. This paper …

Magnetic reconnection as a driver for a sub-ion-scale cascade in plasma turbulence

L Franci, SS Cerri, F Califano, S Landi… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
A new path for the generation of a sub-ion-scale cascade in collisionless space and
astrophysical plasma turbulence, triggered by magnetic reconnection, is uncovered by …

[HTML][HTML] Energy transfer, pressure tensor, and heating of kinetic plasma

Y Yang, WH Matthaeus, TN Parashar… - Physics of …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Kinetic plasma turbulence cascade spans multiple scales ranging from macroscopic fluid
flow to sub-electron scales. Mechanisms that dissipate large scale energy, terminate the …

Pathways to dissipation in weakly collisional plasmas

WH Matthaeus, Y Yang, M Wan… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Observed turbulence in space and astrophysics is expected to involve cascade and
subsequent dissipation and heating. Contrary to standard collisional fluid turbulence, the …

Intermittent dissipation and heating in 3D kinetic plasma turbulence

M Wan, WH Matthaeus, V Roytershteyn, H Karimabadi… - Physical review …, 2015 - APS
High resolution, fully kinetic, three dimensional (3D) simulation of collisionless plasma
turbulence shows the development of turbulence characterized by sheetlike current density …

Spectrum of kinetic-Alfvén-wave turbulence: intermittency or tearing mediation?

M Zhou, Z Liu, NF Loureiro - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We investigate the spectral properties of the electromagnetic fluctuations of sub-ion scale
turbulence in weakly collisional, low-beta plasmas using a two-field isothermal gyrofluid …

Solar wind turbulent cascade from MHD to sub-ion scales: large-size 3D hybrid particle-in-cell simulations

L Franci, S Landi, A Verdini, L Matteini… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Properties of the turbulent cascade from fluid to kinetic scales in collisionless
plasmas are investigated by means of large-size 3D hybrid (fluid electrons, kinetic protons) …

Fully kinetic simulation of 3D kinetic Alfvén turbulence

D Grošelj, A Mallet, NF Loureiro, F Jenko - Physical review letters, 2018 - APS
We present results from a three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation of plasma turbulence,
resembling the plasma conditions found at kinetic scales of the solar wind. The spectral …