Published May 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

The actual scaling of a nominally third-order Reynolds stress

  • 1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, P.O. Box 451, Princeton, New Jersey 08543–0451 (United States)

Description

It is shown that a particular higher-order Reynolds stress arising from a term in the third-order gyrokinetic Hamiltonian is smaller than it nominally appears to be. However, it does not follow that all third-order terms are unimportant. The discussion is relevant to the ongoing debate about the importance of higher-order terms in the gyrokinetic theory of momentum transport

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Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 054502-054502.5
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46006348
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
HAMILTONIANS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SCALING; STRESSES
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; QUANTUM OPERATORS

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