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Nonlinear collisionless perpendicular diffusion of charged particles

  • W. H. Matthaeus*
  • , G. Qin
  • , J. W. Bieber
  • , G. P. Zank
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Delaware
  • Florida Institute of Technology
  • University of California at Riverside

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Abstract

A nonlinear theory of the perpendicular diffusion of charged particles is presented, including the influence of parallel scattering and dynamical turbulence. The theory shows encouraging agreement with numerical simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L53-L56
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume590
Issue number1 II
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jun 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diffusion
  • Turbulence

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