Temperature Contours and Ghost Surfaces for Chaotic Magnetic Fields

Journal Article · Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2008 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.100.095001· OSTI ID:21123649

Hudson, S R; Breslau, J ^[1]

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1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PO Box 451, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (United States)

Steady state solutions for anisotropic heat transport in a chaotic magnetic field are determined numerically and compared to a set of 'ghost surfaces' -surfaces constructed via an action-gradient flow between the minimax and minimizing periodic orbits. The ghost surfaces are in remarkable agreement with the temperature contours.

• OSTI ID: 21123649
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.095001; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANISOTROPY
CHAOS THEORY
HEAT TRANSFER
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
ORBITS
PERIODICITY
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
SURFACES
TRANSPORT THEORY