[HTML][HTML] 25 years of self-organized criticality: concepts and controversies
NW Watkins, G Pruessner, SC Chapman… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Introduced by the late Per Bak and his colleagues, self-organized criticality (SOC) has been
one of the most stimulating concepts to come out of statistical mechanics and condensed …
one of the most stimulating concepts to come out of statistical mechanics and condensed …
Magneto-hydrodynamic stability of the H-mode transport barrier as a model for edge localized modes: an overview
The progress that has been made in understanding the processes responsible for edge
localized modes is reviewed. Attention is restricted to the role of ideal magneto …
localized modes is reviewed. Attention is restricted to the role of ideal magneto …
Self-organized criticality and the dynamics of near-marginal turbulent transport in magnetically confined fusion plasmas
The high plasma temperatures expected at reactor conditions in magnetic confinement
fusion toroidal devices suggest that near-marginal operation could be a reality in future …
fusion toroidal devices suggest that near-marginal operation could be a reality in future …
Probabilistic finite-size transport models for fusion: Anomalous transport and scaling laws
Transport in fusion plasmas in the low confinement mode is characterized by several
remarkable properties: the anomalous scaling of transport with system size, stiff (or …
remarkable properties: the anomalous scaling of transport with system size, stiff (or …
Nonclassical transport and particle-field coupling: from laboratory plasmas to the solar wind
Understanding transport of thermal and suprathermal particles is a fundamental issue in
laboratory, solar-terrestrial, and astrophysical plasmas. For laboratory fusion experiments …
laboratory, solar-terrestrial, and astrophysical plasmas. For laboratory fusion experiments …
Fusion, space and solar plasmas as complex systems
RO Dendy, SC Chapman… - Plasma Physics and …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Complex systems science seeks to identify simple universal models that capture the key
physics of extended macroscopic systems, whose behaviour is governed by multiple …
physics of extended macroscopic systems, whose behaviour is governed by multiple …
[HTML][HTML] Robustness of predator-prey models for confinement regime transitions in fusion plasmas
H Zhu, SC Chapman, RO Dendy - Physics of Plasmas, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Energy transport and confinement in tokamakfusion plasmas is usually determined by the
coupled nonlinear interactions of small-scale drift turbulence and larger scale coherent …
coupled nonlinear interactions of small-scale drift turbulence and larger scale coherent …
The transitional behaviour of avalanches in cohesive granular materials
MAS Quintanilla, JM Valverde… - Journal of Statistical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a statistical analysis of avalanches of granular materials that partially fill a slowly
rotated horizontal drum. For large sized noncohesive grains the classical coherent …
rotated horizontal drum. For large sized noncohesive grains the classical coherent …
Lump-like structures in scalar-field models in 1+ 1 dimensions
In this work we investigate the presence of lump-like solutions in models described by a
single real scalar field in 1+ 1 dimensions. We take advantage of a procedure recently used …
single real scalar field in 1+ 1 dimensions. We take advantage of a procedure recently used …