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Issue A&A
Volume 453, Number 3, July III 2006
Page(s) L43 - L46
Section Letters
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065465



A&A 453, L43-L46 (2006)
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065465

Letter

Extended nonlinear guiding center theory of perpendicular diffusion

A. Shalchi

Institut für Theoretische Physik, Lehrstuhl IV: Weltraum- und Astrophysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
    e-mail: andreasm4@yahoo.com

(Received 20 April 2006 / Accepted 21 May 2006 )

Abstract
Recently the nonlinear guiding center theory of cosmic ray perpendicular diffusion was proposed. In this paper it is demonstrated that at least the slab contribution to the perpendicular mean free path is calculated incorrectly within this nonlinear approach. An extended theory which includes an improved treatment of the slab contribution is presented in this paper. Contrary to the original theory, the extended nonlinear guiding center theory shows agreement with numerical simulations for slab and non-slab models.


Key words: cosmic rays -- turbulence -- diffusion



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