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16-19 November, 2011
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Scientific Rationale |
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- Turbulence is the most common state of astrophysical flows.
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- Most astrophysical systems, e.g. accretion disks, solar/stellar winds, the interstellar medium (ISM),
and the intracluster medium (ICM) are in turbulent states with embedded magnetic fields that
influence almost all of their properties. |
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- Recently there has been a significant breakthrough on the theory of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)
turbulence. We now have scaling models that are consistent with both observations and numerical
simulations.
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- Understanding the basic physics of MHD turbulence is essential for understanding many
astrophysical phenomena in accretion disks, in solar/stellar winds, in the ISM, in the ICM, as well
as in the large-scale structure of the universe.
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- Understanding the basic physics of MHD turbulence is essential for cosmic ray transport, particle
acceleration, interstellar chemistry, grain dynamics, etc.
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- Understanding the basic physics of MHD turbulence is essential for testing theoretical predictions
against observations in the ISM and ICM.
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- Recent progresses in the fundamental processes of astrophysical turbulence will be discussed
in the workshop.
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