Plasma confinement. [Physics for magnetic geometries]

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5804335· OSTI ID:5804335

Boozer, A. H.

The physics of plasma confinement by a magnetic field is developed from the basic properties of plasmas through the theory of equilibrium, stability, and transport in toroidal and open-ended configurations. The close relationship between the theory of plasma confinement and Hamiltonian mechanics is emphasized, and the modern view of macroscopic instabilities as three-dimensional equilibria is given.

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 5804335
• Report Number(s): PPPL-2198; ON: DE85008715
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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