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== Can anomalous transport be modelled? == | == Can anomalous transport be modelled? == | ||
There are several answers to this question. Since all equations describing the motion of charged particles in fields are known, as well as the effects of collisions, detailed numerical (gyrokinetic) simulations are possible. | There are several answers to this question. Since all equations describing the motion of charged particles in fields are known, as well as the effects of collisions, detailed numerical (gyrokinetic) [[Plasma simulation|simulations]] are possible. | ||
<ref>[http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.71 A.M. Dimits et al, ''Scalings of Ion-Temperature-Gradient-Driven Anomalous Transport in Tokamaks'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''77''' (1996) 71 - 74]</ref> | <ref>[http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.71 A.M. Dimits et al, ''Scalings of Ion-Temperature-Gradient-Driven Anomalous Transport in Tokamaks'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''77''' (1996) 71 - 74]</ref> | ||
However, due to the enormous disparity between the minimum and maximum scales involved (gyration times vs. transport times, and the gyroradius vs. the machine size), this is a major challenge. | However, due to the enormous disparity between the minimum and maximum scales involved (gyration times vs. transport times, and the gyroradius vs. the machine size), this is a major challenge. | ||