Lagrangian structures and transport in turbulent magnetized plasmas
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Using direct numerical simulations, it is established that under realistic conditions, the turbulent transport in magnetized fusion plasmas tends to be in a regime for which the cross-field dynamics of tracers can be described neither by Eulerian nor by random walk approaches. Instead, the concept of Lagrangian coherent structures turns out to be a useful tool for studying such systems. Here, networks of repelling and attracting material lines-acting as barriers for transport - become important. The latter are analogues of the stable and unstable manifolds in the static case. This opens up new possibilities for interpreting and analyzing turbulent transport in magnetized plasmas.
| Original language | English | 
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| Article number | 400 | 
| Journal | New Journal of Physics | 
| Volume | 9 | 
| Issue number | November | 
| Number of pages | 16 | 
| ISSN | 1367-2630 | 
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| Publication status | Published - 06.11.2007 | 
| Externally published | Yes | 
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
 
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Didactics of Mathematics
 
