NONQUASILINEAR DIFFUSION FAR FROM THE CHAOTIC THRESHOLD

被引:70
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CARY, JR
ESCANDE, DF
VERGA, AD
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[1] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT ASTROPHYS PLANETARY & ATMOSPHER SCI,BOULDER,CO 80309
[2] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT PHYS,BOULDER,CO 80309
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3132
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The diffusion coefficient for particles in a field of randomly phased waves was calculated numerically. Spectra broad in wave number and broad in frequency exhibit identical behavior for the diffusion coefficient as a function of the overlap parameter. The diffusion coefficient exceeds the quasilinear value by a factor of about 2.5 at near 18. Differences greater than 25% between the two values exist far above the chaotic threshold (60). A mapping-based model with a small number of random phases qualitatively reproduces the results of the simulations. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3132 / 3135
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