Solar wind acceleration by the dissipation of Alfvén waves (Q1574491)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1488582
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1488582 |
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Solar wind acceleration by the dissipation of Alfvén waves (English)
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1 March 2001
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\textit{W. I. Axford} and \textit{J. F. McKenzie} (1982) suggested that the energy released in impulsive reconnection events generates high frequency Alfvén waves. The kinetic equation for spectral energy density of waves is derived in the random phase approximation. Solving this equation we find the wave spectrum with the power law ``\(-1\)'' in the low frequency range which is matched to the spectrum above the spectral brake with the power law ``\(-1.6\)''. The heating rate of solar wind protons due to the dissipation of Alfvén waves is obtained.
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random phase approximation
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Alfvén waves spectrum
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