Magnetic island merger as a mechanism for inverse magnetic energy transfer
Magnetic energy transfer from small to large scales due to successive magnetic island coalescence is investigated. A solvable analytical model is introduced and shown to correctly capture the evolution of the main quantities of interest, as borne out by direct numerical simulations. Magnetic reconne...
Main Authors: | Zhou, Muni (Author), Bhat, Pallavi (Author), Gomes Loureiro, Nuno F (Author), Uzdensky, Dmitri A. (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society (APS),
2020-03-25T18:14:07Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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