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Title: An Expression for the Temperature Gradient in Chaotic Fields

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/950502· OSTI ID:950502

A coordinate system adapted to the invariant structures of chaotic magnetic fields is constructed. The coordinates are based on a set of ghost-surfaces, defined via an action-gradient flow between the minimax and minimizing periodic orbits. The construction of the chaotic coordinates allows an expression describing the temperature gradient across a chaotic magnetic field to be derived. The results are in close agreement with a numerical calculation.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-09CH11466
OSTI ID:
950502
Report Number(s):
PPPL-4373; TRN: US0902041
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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