# Outlook on Magnetohydrodynamical Turbulence and its Astrophysical   Implications

**Authors:** Elena Popova, Alexandre Lazarian

arXiv: 2302.11650 · 2023-02-24

## TL;DR

This review discusses the fundamental concepts, scaling laws, and astrophysical implications of magnetohydrodynamical turbulence in various cosmic environments, highlighting its role in processes like star formation and cosmic ray propagation.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of MHD turbulence, linking theoretical concepts with astrophysical phenomena and suggesting new methods for magnetic field tracing.

## Key findings

- MHD turbulence influences star formation and cosmic ray propagation.
- Properties of MHD turbulence enable magnetic field tracing.
- Scaling laws of MHD turbulence are crucial for understanding astrophysical processes.

## Abstract

Magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) turbulence is ubiquitous in magnetized astrophysical plasmas, and it radically changes a great variety of astrophysical processes. In this review, we give the concept of MHD turbulence and explain the origin of its scaling. We consider the implications of MHD turbulence to various problems: dynamo in different types of stars, flare activity, solar and stellar wind from different stars, propagation of cosmic rays, and star formation. We also discuss how the properties of MHD turbulence provide a new way of tracing magnetic fields in interstellar and intracluster media.

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