Project/Area Number |
08044109
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | Joint Research |
Research Field |
プラズマ理工学
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Research Institution | National lnstitute for Fusion Science |
Principal Investigator |
SATO Tetsuya National Institute for Fusion Science, Theory and Computer Simulation Center, Professor, 理論・シミュレーション研究センター, 教授 (80025395)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAGEYAMA Akira National Institute for Fusion Science, Theory and Computer Simulation Center, A, 理論・シミュレーション研究センター, 助手 (20260052)
TODO Yasushi National Institute for Fusion Science, Theory and Computer Simulation Center, A, 理論・シミュレーション研究センター, 助手 (00249971)
HORIUCHI Ritoku National Institute for Fusion Science, Theory and Computer Simulation Center, A, 理論・シミュレーション研究センター, 助教授 (00229220)
WATANABE Kunihiko National Institute for Fusion Science, Theory and Computer Simulation Center, Pr, 計算機センター, 教授 (40220876)
HAYASHI Takaya National Institute for Fusion Science, Theory and Computer Simulation Center, Pr, 理論・シミュレーション研究センター, 教授 (60156445)
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Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1997
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Keywords | plasma / complexity science / self-organaization / structure formation / MHD simulation / particle simualtion / visualizing system / entropy |
Research Abstract |
We have investigated the details of complex phenomena in rich variety of non-equilibrium open systems in collaboration with scientists In Japan, U.S.A., Europe and Asia. The summary of our collaboration research is described in the following. (1) We found from the MHD simulation that a strong magnetic field with a global and ordered structure is spontaneously generated by the MHD dynamo process in a rotating spherica1 shell, and its polarity is suddenly reversed after a long duration. (2) We have studied the merging process of two col1iding spheromaks, and found that a field-reversed configuration with a high pressure is formed through this process. (3) We have studied the physical process of collisionless driven reconnection by means of particle simulation. It should be emphasized that magnetic reconnection evolves in two steps due to two kinetic effects and the ions anomalously heated by the action of an electrostatic field. (4) Particle simulation has revealed that a super ion-acoustic double layr with a large potential gap is generated after the generation and disappearance of a norma1 ion-acoustic double layr if there exists an entropy expulsion process in an open system. (5) We have developed a particle simulation code for dust grains with dynamically charging processes, and clarified the condition under which the coagulation of dust grains takes place. (6) We have investigated the structure formation process at a molecular level by carrying out a molecular dynamics simulation of polymer chains . It is emphasized that the structure formation of polymer chains proceeds in a few steps. (7) We have developed three-dimensiona1 interactive data visualizing system "CompleXcope", which is a new application of the virtual reality system, as a powerful tool to comprehend complex phenomena.
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