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Study of Fractal Structure of Plasma Turbulence at Pakistan Atmospheric Region
Author(s):
1. Bulbul Jan: Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
2. M. Ayub Khan Yusuf Zai: Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
3. Faisal Ahmed Khan Afradi: Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
4. Muhammad Rashid Kamal Ansari: Department of Mathematics, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology,Karachi,Pakistan
Abstract:
This study focused on the concept of fractal structure in plasma turbulence. This phenomenon is a multifaceted action of charged particles and electromagnetic field and is an unstable state of fluid. Therefore, it occurs as a consequence of the collective character of mutual interactions of charged particles in the plasma. Using the rescaled range analysis approach, we estimated the fractal dimension of plasma turbulence data at the Pakistan atmospheric region to the observed dynamical behavior. The estimated value of fractal dimension of plasma turbulence was approximately 1.8; the plasma turbulence being greater than 1.5, the behavior was anti-persistent, i.e., indicating a deceasing trend in plasma turbulence. This study revealed that the nature of plasma turbulence was randomness and intermittence. In summary, it was observed that fractal analysis is helpful to examine the persistent, anti-persistent and Brownian nature for long-range behavior of chaotic systems.
Page(s): 411-416
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Published: Journal: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: A. Physical and Computational Sciences, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Year: 2017
Keywords:
Hurst Exponent , nonlinear dynamics , fractal analysis , Plasma turbulence
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