| ergodic | <radiobiology> A mathematical term meaning space-filling. If a magnetic field is ergodic, any field line will eventually pass arbitrarily close to any point in space. Closely related to chaotic. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| ergodic regime | <radiobiology> In this regime, a given magnetic field line will cover every single point on a magnetic surface (see magnetic surface or flux surface) if the rotational transform (or q) is not rational. (09 Oct 1997) |