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Nonlinear dynamics in space plasma turbulence: temporal stochastic chaos

Chian, A. C. -L.; Miranda, R. A.; Hada, T. +3 more

Intermittent turbulence is key for understanding the stochastic nonlinear dynamics of space, astrophysical, and laboratory plasmas. We review the theory of deterministic and stochastic temporal chaos in plasmas and discuss its link to intermittent turbulence observed in space plasmas. First, we discuss the theory of chaos, intermittency, and compl…

Kinetic properties of collisionless magnetic reconnection in space plasma: in situ observations

Zhou, Meng; Deng, Xiaohua; Zhong, Zhihong

In collisionless plasmas, magnetic reconnection is widely recognized as one of the most important energy conversion and dissipation processes. Although reconnection is usually manifested as macroscopic effects, such as large-scale magnetic topology change and fast plasma flows, kinetic physics is the underlying process driving these macroscopic ph…

Kinetic Alfvén waves in the magnetotail during substorms

Wang, Chi; Dai, Lei; Duan, Suping

Kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs) are low-frequency dispersive Alfvén waves with a small perpendicular wavelength and long parallel wavelength to the ambient magnetic field direction. KAWs carry the parallel electric field with a large perpendicular wave vector angle to the ambient magnetic field. It is well known that KAWs play a significant role in th…