Tokamak edge turbulence: Background theory and computation

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Scott, Bruce D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY;

ENERGY THEOREM; LOW FREQUENCY FLUID DRIFT TURBULENCE; SECONDARY INSTABILITY ANALYSIS; TOKAMAK EDGE TURBULENCE;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 34547597377     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/49/7/S02     Document Type: Article

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