Cascading process in the flute-mode turbulence of a plasma
Journal Article
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· Physics of Fluids B; (United States)
- Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, (1428) Buenos Aires (Argentina) Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica del Espacio, C C No. 67, Sucursal 28, (1428) Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Instituto de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la Republica, CC 10773, CP 11200, Montevideo (Uruguay) Instituto de Fisica, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de la Republica, CC No. 30, CP 11000, Montevideo (Uruguay)
The cascades of ideal invariants in the flute-mode turbulence are analyzed by considering a statistics based on an elementary three-mode coupling process. The statistical dynamics of the system is investigated on the basis of the existence of the physically most important (PMI) triad. When finite ion Larmor radius effects are considered, the PMI triad describes the formation of zonal flows.
- OSTI ID:
- 6768404
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Fluids B; (United States), Vol. 5:6; ISSN 0899-8221
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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