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A Fokker—Planck treatment of non-linearly interacting waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

I. Cook
I. Cook
Affiliation:
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Research Group, Culham Laboratory, Abingdon, Berks.
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Abstract

The statistical properties of non-linearly interacting waves are considered from a physically motivated viewpoint. A Fokker-Planck wave transport equation is derived. In certain circumstances an H theorem can be proved.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , December 1971 , pp. 457 - 465
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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