# Towards a greater understanding of the reduction of drift coefficients   in the presence of turbulence

**Authors:** Eugene Engelbrecht, Du Toit Strauss, Kobus le Roux, Adri Burger

arXiv: 1705.09197 · 2017-05-26

## TL;DR

This paper investigates how turbulence reduces particle drift effects in the heliosphere, proposing a simple model that aligns well with numerical simulations, enhancing understanding of particle transport in turbulent magnetic fields.

## Contribution

It introduces a straightforward model to quantify the reduction of drift coefficients caused by turbulence, improving upon previous complex approaches.

## Key findings

- Model agrees with numerical simulations
- Provides insights into turbulence-induced drift reduction
- Enhances understanding of charged particle transport

## Abstract

Drift effects play a significant role in the transport of charged particles in the heliosphere. A turbulent magnetic field is also known to reduce the effects of particle drifts. The exact nature of this reduction, however, is not clear. This study aims to provide some insight into this reduction, and proposes a relatively simple, tractable means of modelling it that provides results in reasonable agreement with numerical simulations of the drift coefficient in a turbulent magnetic field.

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