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Project Sherwood: Orientation Lectures presented at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November-December, 1955 - VIll. Stability

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1068047· OSTI ID:1068047
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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The interaction of a hydrodynamic fluid with electromagnetic fields forms the new and interesting subject of hydromagnetics. Equilibrium solutions of hydromagnetic fluids are discussed, then normal mode analysis of the time-dependent equations of motion of the plasma is discussed, followed by variational methods for more complicated geometries. Stabilization of the Stellarator is considered. A few selected topics are briefly described, including Heating Instability in the Stellarator, Rayleigh's Principle and Rotation, and theories with a Tensor Pressure.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OSTI ID:
1068047
Report Number(s):
ORNL-CF--56-8-140-Chap.VIII
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English