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Comparative study of dissipation modeling in two-dimensional MHD turbulence

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We propose in this paper a comparison of methods to parametrize the dissipative small scales in numerical simulation of MHD turbulent flow. These methods are tested against direct numerical integration of the MHD equations, in the case of homogeneous incompressible turbulence. Their efficiency to reproduce the main energetic quantities together with the geometry of the flow is discussed.

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  1. CNRS, Observatoire de Nice, BP 139, 06003, Nice Cedex, France

    T. Passot

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

    T. Passot

  3. CNRS, Observatoire de Nice, BP 139, 06003, Nice Cedex, France

    H. Politano

  4. CNRS, Observatoire de Nice, BP 139, 06003, Nice Cedex, France

    A. Pouquet

  5. High Altitude Observatory, NCAR, 80307, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.

    A. Pouquet

  6. CNRS, Observatoire de Nice, BP 139, 06003, Nice Cedex, France

    P. L. Sulem

  7. School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    P. L. Sulem

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Communicated by John Lumley

NCAR is supported through NSF. The Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences ACMS is thanked for support. ACMS is sponsored by AFOSR Contract F49620-86-0130 with the University Research Initiative Program at the University of Arizona.

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Passot, T., Politano, H., Pouquet, A. et al. Comparative study of dissipation modeling in two-dimensional MHD turbulence. Theoret. Comput. Fluid Dynamics 2, 47–60 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271428

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