Taking control of compressible modes: bulk viscosity and the turbulent dynamo
I've been interested in exploring the nature of different types of viscosity and the role it plays in the dynamo for some time! This is my latest work on trying to marry bulk viscosity -- the type of viscosity generated by out-of-thermal-equilibrium vibrational degrees of freedom (only possible in poly-atomic plasmas) -- and the turbulent dynamo, giving rise to a whole new range of scales -- the sub-bulk-viscous range.
Jan 1, 2024
