Scale invariance and critical balance in electrostatic drift-kinetic turbulence

The equations of electrostatic drift kinetics are observed to possess a symmetry associated with their intrinsic scale invariance. Under the assumptions of spatial periodicity, stationarity, and locality, this symmetry implies a particular scaling of the turbulent heat flux with the system's pa...

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Main Authors: Adkins, T, Ivanov, PG, Schekochihin, AA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023