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Generation of magnetic macrostructures by electromagnetic drift turbulence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

V. D. SHAPIRO
V. D. SHAPIRO*
Affiliation:
Physics Department, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA ([email protected])
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Abstract

A system of equations for modulational interaction of the electromagnetic branch of drift waves with magnetic cells is constructed. The solution of these equations describes formation of a set of magnetic cells with oppositely directed magnetic fields at their boundaries.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 75 , Issue 3 , June 2009 , pp. 407 - 412
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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