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Complex dynamical networks appear in a wide range of physical, biological, and engineering systems. The coupling of subsystems with varying time scales often results in multirate behavior. During the simulation of highly integrated…
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A novel method aimed at a kinetic moments closure for a magnetized plasma with arbitrary collisionality is proposed. The intended first application is to a tokamak edge and scrape-off-layer plasma. The velocity distribution function for…
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