Turbulent polarization terms and Balescu-Lenard operator
Certain unfamiliar terms in renormalized plasma turbulence theory are interpreted in terms of the familiar physics of the Balescu-Lenard collision operator. Specifically, it is argued that the so-called polarization parts of the operator which renormalizes the particle propagator are related to fluctuations of the Fokker-Planck coefficient which describes polarization drag, and to fluctuations of the effective dielectric function of the medium.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AM02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 6378324
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-1805; ON: DE81025896
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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