Bistable turbulence in strongly magnetised plasmas with a sheared mean flow

The prevailing paradigm for plasma turbulence associates a unique stationary state with given equilibrium parameters. We report the discovery of bistable turbulence in a strongly magnetised plasma with a sheared mean flow. Two distinct states, obtained with identical equilibrium parameters in first-...

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Main Authors: Christen, N, Barnes, M, Hardman, MR, Schekochihin, AA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022