Supplement: Waves and Chaos in the Electrodynamics of Plasmas

这个项目涉及波的电动力学， 它们在磁化等离子体中的相互作用 拟议研究 强调新的方法和对非线性的理解 等离子体电动力学现象与相干对 混乱的动力学。 这包括三个相互关联的主要研究： (1)混沌动力学与扩散;（2）波浪诱导混沌与空间扩散 （3）不稳定性引起的时空混沌。 主要 该项目的理论工作的目标是建模和 理解上述现象，因为它们与新的 以及潜在的重大工程和科学应用。 这些措施包括等离子体加热，修改运输和控制 不稳定性，例如在高能等离子体中的相干 电磁源，聚变能研究，电离层和 空间传播研究和流体动力学流动。 哪里 可能的和适当的，相关的和正在进行的实验工作是 用于检验和评价分析结果。 拟议工作 旨在强调我们对等离子体的基本理解的进步 电动力学可能超越目前的实验， 应用.

This project concerns itself with the electrodynamics of waves and their interactions in magnetized plasmas. The proposed research places emphasis on new approaches and understanding of nonlinear plasma electrodynamics phenomena associated with coherent versus chaotic dynamics. This encompasses three interrelated, major studies: (1) Chaotic dynamics and diffusion; (2) Wave induced chaos and spatial diffusion; and (3) Space-time chaos from instability. The major objective of the theoretical work of this project is the modeling and understanding of the above mentioned phenomena as they relate to new and potentially significant engineering and scientific applications. These include plasma heating, modification of transport, and control of instabilities, as for example in energetic plasmas for coherent electromagnetic sources, in fusion energy research, in ionospheric and space propagation studies, and in fluid dynamic flows. Wherever possible and appropriate, relevant and ongoing experimental work is used to test and evaluate the analytical results. The proposed work seeks to emphasize the advance in our basic understanding of plasma electrodynamics that may transcend current experiments and applications.