Plasma Diffusion in Two Dimensions

Abstract

Diffusion of plasma in two dimensions is studied in the guiding center model. It is shown that in this model diffusion always exhibits the anomalous 1/ B variation with magnetic field. The velocity correlation function and the diffusion coefficient are calculated in detail using functional probabilities. In addition to the 1/ B field dependence, the diffusion coefficient is unusual in that it depends weakly on the size of the system. These theoretical results are compared with those from computer experiments and their significance for real plasma is discussed.