Stepped Pressure Profile Equilibria in Cylindrical Plasmas via Partial Taylor Relaxation

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2006

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Hole, Matthew
Hudson, Stuart R
Dewar, Robert

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Cambridge University Press

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We develop a multiple interface variational model, comprising multiple Taylor-relaxed plasma regions separated by ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) barriers. A principal motivation is the development of a mathematically rigorous ideal MHD model to describe

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Keywords: Cylinders (shapes); Geometry; Magnetohydrodynamics; Pressure effects; Relaxation processes; Tokamak devices; Equilibrium fields; Magnetic shear; Safety factors; Transport barriers; Plasma theory

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Journal of Plasma Physics

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Journal article

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