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The physical mechanism of ELMs has not been fully clarified. Several possible explanations have been put forward:
The physical mechanism of ELMs has not been fully clarified. Several possible explanations have been put forward:
* Nonlinear interchange modes <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/38/8/046 A Takayama and M. Wakatani, ''ELM modelling based on the nonlinear interchange mode in edge plasma'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''38''' (1996) 1411-1414]</ref>
* Nonlinear interchange modes <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/38/8/046 A Takayama and M. Wakatani, ''ELM modelling based on the nonlinear interchange mode in edge plasma'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''38''' (1996) 1411-1414]</ref>
* Coupled peeling-ballooning modes <ref>[http://link.aip.org/link/?PHPAEN/9/2037/1 P.B. Snyder et al, ''Edge localized modes and the pedestal: A model based on coupled peeling–ballooning modes'', Phys. Plasmas '''9''' (2002) 2037]</ref>
* Coupled peeling-ballooning modes <ref>[http://link.aip.org/link/?PHPAEN/5/2687/1 J.W. Connor et al, ''Magnetohydrodynamic stability of tokamak edge plasmas'', Phys. Plasmas '''5''' (1998) 2687]</ref><ref>[http://link.aip.org/link/?PHPAEN/9/2037/1 P.B. Snyder et al, ''Edge localized modes and the pedestal: A model based on coupled peeling–ballooning modes'', Phys. Plasmas '''9''' (2002) 2037]</ref>
* [[Self-Organised Criticality]] <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/43/10/003 R. Sánchez et al, ''Modelling of ELM-like phenomena via mixed SOC-diffusive dynamics'', Nucl. Fusion '''43''' (2003) 1031-1039 ]</ref>
* [[Self-Organised Criticality]] <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/43/10/003 R. Sánchez et al, ''Modelling of ELM-like phenomena via mixed SOC-diffusive dynamics'', Nucl. Fusion '''43''' (2003) 1031-1039 ]</ref>
* Flux surface peeling <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.09.067 E.R. Solano et al, ''ELMs and strike point jumps'', Journal of Nuclear Materials '''337-339''' (2005) 747-750 ]</ref>
* Flux surface peeling <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.09.067 E.R. Solano et al, ''ELMs and strike point jumps'', Journal of Nuclear Materials '''337-339''' (2005) 747-750 ]</ref>