Energy principle with global invariants
Abstract
A variational principle is proposed for constructing equilibria with low free energy in toroidal plasmas in which relaxation is dominated by a tearing mode of single helicity. States with current density vanishing on the boundary are constructed. Theoretical predictions are compared with experimental data from reversed field pinches and tokamaks.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5313880
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-1659
TRN: 80-010305
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-3073
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA; VARIATIONAL METHODS; REVERSE-FIELD PINCH; TOKAMAK DEVICES; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CURRENT DENSITY; RELAXATION; TEARING INSTABILITY; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; INSTABILITY; LAYERS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; 700105* - Fusion Energy- Plasma Research- Plasma Kinetics-Theoretical- (-1987)
Citation Formats
Bhattacharjee, A, Dewar, R L, and Monticello, D A. Energy principle with global invariants. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web. doi:10.2172/5313880.
Bhattacharjee, A, Dewar, R L, & Monticello, D A. Energy principle with global invariants. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5313880
Bhattacharjee, A, Dewar, R L, and Monticello, D A. 1980.
"Energy principle with global invariants". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5313880. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5313880.
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title = {Energy principle with global invariants},
author = {Bhattacharjee, A and Dewar, R L and Monticello, D A},
abstractNote = {A variational principle is proposed for constructing equilibria with low free energy in toroidal plasmas in which relaxation is dominated by a tearing mode of single helicity. States with current density vanishing on the boundary are constructed. Theoretical predictions are compared with experimental data from reversed field pinches and tokamaks.},
doi = {10.2172/5313880},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5313880},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
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