Evidence of Levy stable process in tokamak edge turbulence

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dc.creatorJha, R.
dc.creatorKaw, P. K.
dc.creatorKulkarni, D. R.
dc.creatorParikh, J. C.
dc.creatorTeam, ADITYA
dc.date2001-10-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:46:23Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:46:23Z
dc.descriptionIn an effort to understand the fundamental physics of turbulent transport of particles and heat in a tokamak, the floating potential fluctuations in the the scrape-off layer plasma of ohmically heated ADITYA tokamak are analysed for self-similarity using distribution function approach. It is observed that the distribution function of a sum of n data points converges to a Levy distribution of scale index, alpha=1.111 for n < 40 and alpha=2.0 for larger n. In both scaling ranges, the edge fluctuation is self-similar. This observation is backed by several supporting evidences. The results indicate that the small scale fluctuations transport matter and heat dominantly by convection whereas the transport due to large scale flucuations is by a diffusive process.
dc.description13 pages and 4 encapsulated postscript figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0110051
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0110051
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84317
dc.subjectPlasma Physics
dc.subjectData Analysis, Statistics and Probability
dc.titleEvidence of Levy stable process in tokamak edge turbulence
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