title: New regimes of stochastic wave growth.
abstract: Stochastic-growth theory (SGT) of bursty waves is generalized and it is shown that the previously separate theory of "elementary bursts" is a limiting case. New regimes of SG are found and elucidated, and results are compared with the first relevant simulations via quasilinear theory and a reduced-parameter model. Both display stochastic behavior with the expected properties--the first simulations to demonstrate SGT behavior explicitly. Reexamination of data and simulations previously analyzed using SGT or elementary burst theory also shows good agreement with the new predictions.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Iver H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Cairns