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The sheared flow is generated by the turbulence itself via the Reynolds Stress mechanism. | The sheared flow is generated by the turbulence itself via the Reynolds Stress mechanism. | ||
Thus, the H-mode is the consequence of a self-organizing process in the plasma. | Thus, the H-mode is the consequence of a self-organizing process in the plasma. | ||
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/37/3/012 H. Sugama et al, ''L-H confinement mode dynamics in three-dimensional state space'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''37''' (1995) 345-362]</ref> | |||
The details of this mechanism are the subject of ongoing studies. | The details of this mechanism are the subject of ongoing studies. | ||