Self-organization in a dissipative three-wave interaction
Author(s) -
Miloš M. Škorić,
Toru Sato,
Aleksandra Maluckov,
M. S. Jovanović
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
physical review. e, statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1095-3787
pISSN - 1063-651X
DOI - 10.1103/physreve.60.7426
Subject(s) - dissipative system , physics , dissipation , kinetic energy , plasma , nonlinear system , self organization , classical mechanics , statistical physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , artificial intelligence
A nonlinear three-wave interaction in an open dissipative plasma model of a stimulated Raman backscattering is studied. An anomalous kinetic dissipation due to electron trapping and plasma wave breaking is accounted for in a hybrid kinetic-fluid scheme. We simulate a finite plasma with open boundaries and vary a transport parameter to examine a route to spatio-temporal complexity. An interplay between self-organization at micro (kinetic) and macro (fluid) scales is found through quasi-periodic and intermittent evolution of dynamical variables, dissipative structures and related entropy rates. A consistency with a general scenario of self-organization is claimed.
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