The Anisotropy of Electron Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
Authors:
- Jungyeon ChoJCJungyeon Cho
- A. LazarianALA. Lazarian
- 29 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 615 (1) , L41-L44
Abstract
We present numerical studies of 3-dimensional electron magnetohydrodynamic (EMHD) turbulence. We investigate cascade timescale and anisotropy of freely decaying strong EMHD turbulence with zero electron skin depth. Cascade time scales with $k^{-4/3}$. Our numerical results clearly show scale-dependent anisotropy. We discuss that the observed anisotropy is consistent with $k_{\|} \propto k_{\perp}^{1/3}$, where $k_{\|}$ and $k_{\perp}$ are wave numbers parallel and perpendicular to (local) mean magnetic field, respectively.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, ApJL, submitte
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