{
  "abstract": "Sheet-like structures are ubiquitous in magnetohydrodynamic systems and are known to play a crucial role in astrophysical plasma transport. Here, by applying a theoretical framework to data from numerical simulations, we demonstrate that current-sheet formation is a direct consequence of energy conversion between kinetic and magnetic fields. The strain-magnetic field organisation associated with this conversion favours the emergence of sheet-like structures, and analytical calculations show that sheet-like geometry constitutes the dominant flow configuration. We further show that the same conversion-driven reorganisation of the strain motion is responsible for the depletion of the mean Inertial energy transfer, a previously observed phenomenon whose physical origin has remained unclear. Finally, we identify experimentally accessible diagnostics through which these predictions can be tested in multi-spacecraft observations of turbulent plasmas.",
  "abstract_shown": true,
  "affiliations": [],
  "article_type": null,
  "arxiv": "2609.25407",
  "author_total": 2,
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Damiano Capocci"
    },
    {
      "name": "Moritz Linkmann"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9fg1gab63xh33.bib",
  "cited_by": 0,
  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2609.25407",
  "fulltext_url": null,
  "id": "9fg1gab63xh33",
  "issns": [],
  "landing_url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25407",
  "language": null,
  "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "licence_label": "CC BY 4.0",
  "licence_source": "article",
  "licence_url": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "metadata_licence": "CC0-1.0",
  "native_subjects": [
    [
      "arxiv",
      "physics.flu-dyn"
    ],
    [
      "arxiv",
      "physics.plasm-ph"
    ],
    [
      "openalex",
      "3103|Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics"
    ]
  ],
  "openalex": "W7214080417",
  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25407",
  "pmcid": null,
  "pmid": null,
  "published": "2026-09-21",
  "publisher": null,
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9fg1gab63xh33.ris",
  "sources": [
    {
      "first_seen": "2026-10-30T12:23:39Z",
      "native_id": "2609.25407",
      "source": "arxiv",
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25407"
    }
  ],
  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "physics",
      "origin": "arxiv:physics.flu-dyn",
      "subfield": "fluid-dynamics"
    },
    {
      "field": "physics",
      "origin": "arxiv:physics.plasm-ph",
      "subfield": "plasma"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Why MHD turbulence forms sheets: energy conversion and cascade geometry",
  "title_text": "Why MHD turbulence forms sheets: energy conversion and cascade geometry",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:23:39Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9fg1gab63xh33",
  "venue": "arXiv",
  "versions": []
}