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Generation of magnetic macrostructures by electromagnetic drift turbulence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

V. D. SHAPIRO*
Affiliation:
Physics Department, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA (vshapiro@ucsd.edu)

Abstract

A system of equations for modulational interaction of the electromagnetic branch of drift waves with magnetic cells is constructed. The solution of these equations describes formation of a set of magnetic cells with oppositely directed magnetic fields at their boundaries.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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