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Title: Radial transport with perturbed magnetic field

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921131· OSTI ID:22410314
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  1. Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)

It is pointed out that the viscosity coefficient describing radial transport of toroidal angular momentum is proportional to the second power of the gyro-radius—like the corresponding coefficients for particle and heat transport—regardless of any geometrical symmetry. The observation is widely appreciated, but worth emphasizing because some literature gives the misleading impression that asymmetry can allow radial moment transport in first-order.

OSTI ID:
22410314
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English