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Title:
Magnetic condensate in 2D Magnetohydrodynamics

Speaker:
Stefano Musacchio

Abstract:
By means of numerical simulations, we investigate the phenomenon of the self-organization of the magnetic field in a large-scale coherent structure, which occurs in two-dimensional magneto-hydro-dynamics in presence of a magnetic forcing. We show that the Lorentz force induced by the condensate is able to sustain a turbulent flow, but does not cause the development of a large-scale coherent vortex. The temporal correlation of the external forcing affects the mechanisms which allow to attain a statistically steady state, and influences the statistical properties of the magnetic condensate.

Link:
http://scgp.stonybrook.edu/video_portal/video.php?id=3090

Workshop:
Simons- Workshop: Fluid flows: from graphene to planet atmospheres