Diffusion coefficient and Kolmogorov entropy of magnetic field lines
Abstract
A diffusion equation for magnetic field lines of force in a turbulent magnetic field, which describes both the random walk of a single field line and how two nearby lines separate from each other, has been obtained using standard statistical techniques. Starting from such an equation, a closed set of equations for the moments may be obtained, in general, with suitable assumptions. From such a set of equations the Kolmogorov entropy may be explicitly calculated. The results have been applied to the most interesting examples of magnetic field geometries.
- Publication:
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Journal of Plasma Physics
- Pub Date:
- August 1984
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1984JPlPh..32..141Z
- Keywords:
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- Diffusion Coefficient;
- Kolmogoroff Theory;
- Lines Of Force;
- Magnetic Fields;
- Plasma Diffusion;
- Random Walk;
- Differential Equations;
- Fourier Transformation;
- Liouville Equations;
- Probability Density Functions;
- Plasma Physics