General transport theory for a magnetized plasma in general magnetic geometry
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Abstract
From linearized general moment equations, general transport equations are derived for a magnetized plasma in general magnetic geometry. The moment equations are not derived from the drift kinetic equation but from the full moment equations~\footnote{J.-Y. Ji and E. D. Held, Phys. Plasmas {\bf 15}, 102101 (2008).} with the small-Larmor-radius ordering. The transport equations appear in integral form of parallel and perpendicular thermodynamic drives. In the existence of nested flux surfaces, the general transport theory is compared with neoclassical transport theory. The nonlinear couplings of parallel moments to magnetic field gradient and thermodynamic drives are also discussed.
*The research is supported by the U.S. DOE under grant nos. DE-FG02-04ER54746, DE-FC02-04ER54798 and DE-FC02-05ER54812. This work is performed in conjunction with the Plasma Science and Innovation (PSI) center and the Center for Extended Magnetohydrodynami