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A Dynamical Model of Maxwell's Demon and Confinement Systems
Author(s) -
Bak P.E.,
Yoshino R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3986(200006)40:3/4<227::aid-ctpp227>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - maxwell's demon , demon , physics , basis (linear algebra) , classical mechanics , dynamical systems theory , orbit (dynamics) , statistical physics , periodic orbits , theoretical physics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , geometry , aerospace engineering , engineering
Abstract This paper outlines a dynamical understanding of a magnetic confinement system away from thermodynamic equilibrium and conceptualizes the design of a general control system based on a Dynamical Model of Maxwell's Demon (DMMD) – a contemporary version of Maxwell's Demon. Recurrence dynamics of the ELMy H‐state has been found to be structured by unstable periodic orbits. A period‐one orbit is described in detail, and different schemes to stabilize orbits are outlined. These observations form the basis of a particular version of the DMMD.