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A Unified theory of tokamaks and stellarators
Author(s) -
Garabedian P. R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
communications on pure and applied mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.12
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1097-0312
pISSN - 0010-3640
DOI - 10.1002/cpa.3160470303
Subject(s) - tokamak , stellarator , toroid , plasma , fusion power , fusion , toroidal field , stability (learning theory) , transport theory , magnetic field , physics , mechanics , statistical physics , computer science , mathematics , nuclear physics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , linguistics , machine learning
Computational methods are described to study the equilibrium, stability, and transport of a fusion plasma confined by a magnetic field with toroidal geometry. Misconceptions in conventional theories of transport are analyzed and new results more consistent with experimental observations are presented. Specifications are given for an advanced stellarator designed to compete with tokamaks as a fusion reactor. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.