An Explanation From First-Principle Equations For The Universality of Non-Gaussian Distributions in Edge Plasma Fluctuations

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dc.creatorSattin, F.
dc.date2009-03-12
dc.date2009-04-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:07:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T13:07:08Z
dc.descriptionProbability Distributions Functions (PDFs) of fluctuations of plasma edge parameters are skewed curves fairly different from normal distributions, whose shape appears almost independent of the plasma conditions and devices. We start from a minimal fluid model of edge turbulence and reformulate it in terms of uncoupled Langevin equations, admiting analytical solution for the PDFs of all the fields involved. We show that the supposed peculiarities of PDFs, and their universal character, are related to the generic properties of Langevin equations involving quadratic nonlinearities.
dc.description10 pages. To be submitted. V2: conclusions unaltered, text and contents improved
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0903.2189
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0903.2189
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/227997
dc.subjectPlasma Physics
dc.titleAn Explanation From First-Principle Equations For The Universality of Non-Gaussian Distributions in Edge Plasma Fluctuations
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