Efficient resonant fast-Alfvén wave coupling as a minimization principle

Andrew Nicholas Wright

doi:10.1029/2023ja031779

Efficient resonant fast-Alfvén wave coupling as a minimization principle

Andrew Nicholas Wright^*

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Abstract

The resonant coupling of the fast magnetosonic wave to the Alfvén wave is considered in the ideal magnetohydrodynamic limit in a 3D equilibrium. It has previously been shown that the most efficient coupling occurs on particular paths that satisfy the “tangential alignment condition” (Wright et al., 2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022ja030294). In this article we show how this criterion is equivalent to a minimization principle which may lead to a deeper understanding of the physics of the wave coupling process.

Original language	English
Article number	e2023JA031779
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Volume	128
Issue number	12
Early online date	22 Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2023ja031779
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

Keywords

Resonant Alfven waves
Fast-Alfven wave coupling
Nonuniform medium
Resonance Maps
Minimization principle

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Efficient resonant fast-Alfvén wave coupling as a minimization principle

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