Chaotic phenomena in plasmas
Abstract
It was recently recognized that research into various aspects of chaotic dynamics is growing rapidly as one of the premier areas in nonlinear science. The field of plasma physics is filled with nonlinear phenomena, so it is easy to see why the study of plasma is widespread in chaotic phenomena. Research on plasma chaos is being carried out in such areas as stochastic magnetic field and the chaotic orbit in a toroidal helical system. To review the present status of the research in plasma chaos and to elucidate the basic physics, a working group was organized in 1990 as a collaborative research effort of the National Institute for Fusion Science. This is the report of its activity in 1990.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- August 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991cpp..book.....K
- Keywords:
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- Chaos;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Stability;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Waves;
- Nonlinearity;
- Plasmas (Physics);
- Stochastic Processes;
- Liapunov Functions;
- Magnetic Fields;
- Plasma Physics;
- Reverse Field Pinch;
- Plasma Physics