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Burlaga, L.F. and F.-Viñas, A. (2005). Tsallis distributions of the large-scale magnetic field strength fluctuations in the solar wind from 7 to 87 AU. Journal of Geophysical Research 110. doi: 10.1029/2005JA011132. issn: 0148-0227. |
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The solar wind is a driven nonlinear, nonequilibrium system with large jumps and fluctuations in the temporal profiles of the magnetic field strength B. Relatively large clusters of strong fields (merged interaction regions, MIRs) form beyond 1 AU, grow out to ≈5--30 AU, and decay slowly between ≈30 AU and at least 90 AU. We analyze the probability distribution functions (PDFs) of fluctuations of B observed by Voyager 1 between 7 and 87 AU on scales from 1 to 128 days during each of four years (1980, 1991, 2001, and 2002). The 32 PDFs of the increments of B can be described by a single function, the q-exponential distribution of the nonextensive Tsallis statistical mechanics. The tails of the PDFs are described by the entropic index q, which is scale dependent. The Tsallis distribution has a finite variance when q 5/3 at 80 AU suggests the possibility of a phase transition in the distant heliosphere. |
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Interplanetary Physics, Interplanetary magnetic fields, Interplanetary Physics, MHD waves and turbulence (2752, 6050, 7836), Interplanetary Physics, Solar cycle variations, Interplanetary Physics, General or miscellaneous, Voyager, heliospheric magnetic field, nonextensive statistical mechanics, Tsallis distributions, large-scale fluctuations, distant heliosphere |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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