Vlasov methods in space physics and astrophysics

M Palmroth, U Ganse, Y Pfau-Kempf… - Living reviews in …, 2018 - Springer
This paper reviews Vlasov-based numerical methods used to model plasma in space
physics and astrophysics. Plasma consists of collectively behaving charged particles that …

Intermittency, nonlinear dynamics and dissipation in the solar wind and astrophysical plasmas

WH Matthaeus, M Wan, S Servidio… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
An overview is given of important properties of spatial and temporal intermittency, including
evidence of its appearance in fluids, magnetofluids and plasmas, and its implications for …

A kinetic model of plasma turbulence

S Servidio, F Valentini, D Perrone, A Greco… - Journal of Plasma …, 2015 - cambridge.org
A Hybrid Vlasov–Maxwell (HVM) model is presented and recent results about the link
between kinetic effects and turbulence are reviewed. Using five-dimensional (2D in space …

Local kinetic effects in two-dimensional plasma turbulence

S Servidio, F Valentini, F Califano, P Veltri - Physical review letters, 2012 - APS
Using direct numerical simulations of a hybrid Vlasov-Maxwell model, kinetic processes are
investigated in a two-dimensional turbulent plasma. In the turbulent regime, kinetic effects …

Reconnection and small-scale fields in 2D-3V hybrid-kinetic driven turbulence simulations

SS Cerri, F Califano - New Journal of Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The understanding of the fundamental properties of turbulence in collisionless plasmas,
such as the solar wind, is a frontier problem in plasma physics. In particular, the occurrence …

Inhomogeneous kinetic effects related to intermittent magnetic discontinuities

A Greco, F Valentini, S Servidio, WH Matthaeus - Physical Review E—Statistical …, 2012 - APS
A connection between kinetic processes and two-dimensional intermittent plasma
turbulence is observed using direct numerical simulations of a hybrid Vlasov-Maxwell …

Kinetic cascade in solar-wind turbulence: 3D3V hybrid-kinetic simulations with electron inertia

SS Cerri, S Servidio, F Califano - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Understanding the nature of the turbulent fluctuations below the ion gyroradius in solar-wind
(SW) turbulence is a great challenge. Recent studies have been mostly in favor of kinetic …

Proton kinetic effects in Vlasov and solar wind turbulence

S Servidio, KT Osman, F Valentini… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Kinetic plasma processes are investigated in the framework of solar wind turbulence,
employing hybrid Vlasov–Maxwell (HVM) simulations. Statistical analysis of spacecraft …

Multifractal and chaotic properties of solar wind at MHD and kinetic domains: An empirical mode decomposition approach

T Alberti, G Consolini, V Carbone, E Yordanova… - Entropy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Turbulence, intermittency, and self-organized structures in space plasmas can be
investigated by using a multifractal formalism mostly based on the canonical structure …

Subproton-scale cascades in solar wind turbulence: driven hybrid-kinetic simulations

SS Cerri, F Califano, F Jenko, D Told… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT A long-lasting debate in space plasma physics concerns the nature of
subproton-scale fluctuations in solar wind (SW) turbulence. Over the past decade, a series of …