Zhdankin Group

Publications

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Pre-prints for most of my papers are available on arXiv.

List of publications (as of 1/2024):

  1. Zhou, M., Zhdankin, V., Kunz, M.W., Loureiro N.F., & Uzdensky, D.A. Magnetogenesis in a collisionless plasma: from Weibel instability to turbulent dynamo, Astrophys. J. 960, 12 (2024)
  2. Zhdankin, V., Ripperda, B., & Philippov, A.A. Particle acceleration by magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability: mechanism for flares in black-hole accretion flows, Phys. Rev. Research 5, 043023 (2023)
  3. Zhdankin, V. Dimensional measures of generalized entropy, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 56, 385002 (2023)
  4. Zhdankin, V., Kunz, M.W., & Uzdensky, D.A. Synchrotron firehose instability, Astrophys. J. 944, 24 (2023)
  5. Bacchini, F., Arzamasskiy, L., Zhdankin, V., Werner, G.R., Begelman, M.C., & Uzdensky, D.A. Fully kinetic shearing-box simulations of magnetorotational turbulence in 2D and 3D. I. Pair plasmas, Astrophys. J. 938, 86 (2022)
  6. Zhdankin, V. Generalized entropy production in collisionless plasma flows and turbulence, Phys. Rev. X 12, 031011 (2022)
  7. Zhdankin, V. Nonthermal particle acceleration from maximum entropy in collisionless plasmas, J. Plasma Phys. 88, 175880303 (2022)
  8. Zhou, M., Zhdankin, V., Kunz, M.W., Loureiro N.F., & Uzdensky, D.A. Spontaneous magnetization of collisionless plasma through the action of a shear flow, PNAS 119, e2119831119 (2022)
  9. Hankla, A., Zhdankin, V., Werner, G.R., Uzdensky, D.A., & Begelman, M.C. Kinetic simulations of imbalanced turbulence in a relativistic plasma, MNRAS 509, 3826 (2022)
  10. Zhdankin, V. Particle energization in relativistic plasma turbulence: solenoidal versus compressive driving, Astrophys. J. 922, 172 (2021)
  11. Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A., & Kunz, M.W. Production and persistence of extreme two-temperature plasmas in radiative relativistic turbulence, Astrophys. J. 908, 71 (2021)
  12. Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A., Werner, G.R., & Begelman, M.C. Kinetic turbulence in shining pair plasma: intermittent beaming and thermalization by radiative cooling, MNRAS 493, 603 (2020)
  13. Wong, K., Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A., Werner, G.R., & Begelman, M.C. First-principles demonstration of diffusive-advective particle acceleration in kinetic simulations of relativistic plasma turbulence, Astrophys. J. 893, L7 (2020)
  14. Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A., Werner, G.R., & Begelman, M.C. Electron and ion energization in relativistic plasma turbulence, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 055101 (2019)
  15. Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A., Werner, G.R., & Begelman, M.C. System-size convergence of nonthermal particle acceleration in relativistic plasma turbulence, Astrophys. J. 867, L18 (2018)
  16. Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A., Werner, G.R., & Begelman, M.C. Numerical investigation of kinetic turbulence in relativistic plasma I: Turbulence statistics, MNRAS 474, 2514 (2018)
  17. Zhdankin, V., Boldyrev, S. & Mason, J. Influence of large-scale magnetic field on energy dissipation in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence MNRAS 468, 4025 (2017)
  18. Zhdankin, V., Walker, Boldyrev, S. & Lesur, G. Universal small-scale structure in turbulence driven by magnetorotational instability MNRAS 467, 3620 (2017)
  19. Zhdankin, V., Werner, G.R., Uzdensky, D.A. & Begelman, M.C. Kinetic turbulence in relativistic plasma: from thermal bath to nonthermal continuum Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 055103 (2017)
  20. Zhdankin, V., Boldyrev, S. & Uzdensky, D.A. Scalings of intermittent structures in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Phys. Plasmas 23, 055705 (2016)
  21. Zhdankin, V., Boldyrev, S. & Chen, C.H.K. Intermittency of energy dissipation in Alfvenic turbulence MNRASL 457, L69 (2016)
  22. Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A., & Boldyrev, S. Temporal analysis of intermittent dissipative structures in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Astrophys. J. 811, 6 (2015)
  23. Makwana, K.D., Zhdankin, V., Li, H., Daughton, W. & Cattaneo, F. Energy dynamics and current sheet structure in fluid and kinetic simulations of decaying magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Phys. Plasmas 22, 042902 (2015)
  24. Boldyrev, S., Chen, C.H.K, Xia, Q. & Zhdankin, V. Spectral breaks of Alfvenic turbulence in a collisionless plasma Astrophys. J. 806, 238 (2015)
  25. Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A. & Boldyrev, S. Temporal intermittency of energy dissipation in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 065002 (2015)
  26. Zhdankin, V., Boldyrev, S., Perez, J.C. & Tobias, S.M. Energy dissipation in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence: coherent structures or “nanoflares”? Astrophys. J. 795, 127 (2014)
  27. Pueschel, M.J., Told, D., Terry, P.W., Jenko, F., Zweibel, E.G., Zhdankin, V. & Lesch, H. Magnetic reconnection turbulence in strong guide fields: basic properties and application to coronal heating Astrophys. J. Supplement Series 213, 30 (2014)
  28. Zhdankin, V., Uzdensky, D.A., Perez, J.C. & Boldyrev, S. Statistical analysis of current sheets in three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Astrophys. J. 771, 124 (2013)
  29. Zhdankin, V. & Sprott, J.C. Chaos in the planar two-body coulomb problem with a uniform magnetic field Annual Review of Chaos Theory, Bifurcations and Dynamical Systems 23 (2013)
  30. Zhdankin, V., Boldyrev S. & Mason, J. Distribution of magnetic discontinuites in the solar wind and in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Astrophys. J. Lett. 760, L22 (2012)
  31. Zhdankin, V., Boldyrev, S., Mason, J. & Perez, J.C. Magnetic discontinuities in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence and in the solar wind Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 175004 (2012)
  32. Boldyrev, S., Perez, J.C. & Zhdankin, V. Residual energy in MHD turbulence and in the solar wind AIP Conf. Proc. 1436, 18 (2012)
  33. Zhdankin, V. & Sprott, J.C. Simple predator-prey swarming model Phys. Rev. E 82, 056209 (2010)