Strong turbulence, self-organization and plasma confinement
Strong turbulence, self-organization and plasma confinement
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强湍流、自组织和等离子体约束
DOI:
10.1140/epjh/e2018-90033-4
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发表时间:
2018
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通讯作者:
K. Mima
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作者:
A. Hasegawa;K. Mima
Abstract
This paper elucidates the close connections between hydrodynamic models of two-dimensional fluids and reduced models of plasma dynamics in the presence of a strong magnetic field. The key element is the similarity of the Coriolis force to the Lorentz force. The reduced plasma model, the Hasegawa–Mima equation, is equivalent to the two-dimensional ion vortex equation. The paper discusses the history of the Hasegawa–Mima model and that of a related reduced system called the Hasegawa–Wakatani model. The 2D fluid ↔ magnetized plasma analogy is exploited to argue that magnetized plasma turbulence exhibits a dual cascade, including an inverse cascade of energy. Generation of ordered mesoscopic flows in plasmas (akin to zonal jets) is also explained. The paper concludes with a brief explanation of the relevance of the quasi-2D dynamics to aspects of plasma confinement physics.