Cascades and transitions in turbulent flows

A Alexakis, L Biferale - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Turbulent flows are characterized by the non-linear cascades of energy and other inviscid
invariants across a huge range of scales, from where they are injected to where they are …

Helicity dynamics, inverse, and bidirectional cascades in fluid and magnetohydrodynamic turbulence: a brief review

A Pouquet, D Rosenberg, JE Stawarz… - Earth and Space …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We briefly review helicity dynamics, inverse and bidirectional cascades in fluid and
magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, with an emphasis on the latter. The energy of a …

Helically decomposed turbulence

A Alexakis - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - cambridge.org
A decomposition of the energy and helicity fluxes is used to analyse turbulent hydrodynamic
flows. The decomposition is based on the projection of the flow to a helical basis. This allows …

Discontinuous transition from direct to inverse cascade in three-dimensional turbulence

G Sahoo, A Alexakis, L Biferale - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
Inviscid invariants of flow equations are crucial in determining the direction of the turbulent
energy cascade. In this work we investigate a variant of the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes …

New exact Betchov-like relation for the helicity flux in homogeneous turbulence

D Capocci, PL Johnson, S Oughton… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
In homogeneous and isotropic turbulence, the relative contributions of different physical
mechanisms to the energy cascade can be quantified by an exact decomposition of the …

Non-intermittent turbulence: Lagrangian chaos and irreversibility

SS Ray - Physical Review Fluids, 2018 - APS
Turbulent flows are special examples of extended dynamical systems distinguished by their
intermittent, chaotic, and irreversible behavior. However, the exact nature of the effect of …

Energy flux decomposition in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

D Capocci, PL Johnson, S Oughton… - Journal of Plasma …, 2025 - cambridge.org
In hydrodynamic (HD) turbulence, an exact decomposition of the energy flux across scales
has been derived that identifies the contributions associated with vortex stretching and strain …

Triad interactions and the bidirectional turbulent cascade of magnetic helicity

M Linkmann, V Dallas - Physical Review Fluids, 2017 - APS
Using direct numerical simulations, we demonstrate that magnetic helicity exhibits a
bidirectional turbulent cascade at high but finite magnetic Reynolds numbers. Despite the …

Effects of forcing mechanisms on the multiscale properties of magnetohydrodynamics

Y Yang, M Linkmann, L Biferale… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We performed numerical simulations to study the response of magnetohydrodynamics
(MHD) to large-scale stochastic forcing mechanisms parameterized by one parameter, 0≤ …

Emergence of magnetic structure in supersonic isothermal magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

JM Teissier, WC Müller - Helicities in Geophysics, Astrophysics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The inverse transfer of magnetic helicity is a fundamental process that may explain large-
scale magnetic structure formation and sustainment. Until very recently, direct numerical …