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Nonlinear magnetohydrodynamics: the effects of nonlinear plasma fluctuations on the transport, confinement and heating of a plasma

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5677817
We have explored numerical solutions of the three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic equations and of the Strauss equations. In the former case, the emphasis has been on relaxation to force-free, field-reversed states in magnetofluids bounded by rigid conductors; in the latter case, the emphasis has been on disruptions. The competition between dynamic alignment of the velocity fields and magnetic fields and selective decay toward minimum energy states has been explored. Analytical expressions for density fluctuation spectra in MHD turbulence have been derived. Analytical expressions for turbulent MHD resistivities and viscosities have been derived.
Research Organization:
Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH (USA). Dept. of Physics
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-85ER53194
OSTI ID:
5677817
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/53194-T2; ON: DE86013246
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English