Galactic turbulence in detail (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Galactic turbulence in detail

Caption

A snapshot of the chaotic dance between plasma and magnetic fields in the world’s largest simulation of magnetized turbulence — the type of turbulence found throughout our Galaxy. The work includes the largest and most precise simulations ever made of galactic turbulence. 

This 2D slice of the world's largest turbulence simulation reveals the fractal structure of the density, shown in yellow, black and red, and magnetic field, shown in white.

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James Beattie

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