SYMMETRIZATION OF 2D VORTICES BY BEAT-WAVE DAMPING

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作者
MITCHELL, TB [1 ]
DRISCOLL, CF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,INST PURE & APPL PHYS SCI,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.2196
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Magnetized electron columns evolve in (r, theta) as 2D vortices in an incompressible inviscid fluid. Over a wide range of parameters, beat-wave resonance damping is observed to be the dominant vortex symmetrization mechanism. In this process, a (Kelvin or diocotron) surface wave decays to another surface wave of longer wavelength, with concomitant transport of vorticity.
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