Comment on 'Energy principle in the Boozer model' [Phys. Plasmas 12, 112504 (2005)]

Journal Article · Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2176461· OSTI ID:20782529

Boozer, Allen H ^[1]

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1. Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)

V. D. Pustovitov has asserted [Phys. Plasmas 12, 112504 (2005)] that a fundamental flaw exists in the mathematical formulation of the plasma response used in the VALEN code [Bialek et al., Phys. Plasmas 8, 2170 (2001)] for calculations of resistive wall mode effects. It is shown that the VALEN formulation gives the standard answer for the perturbed energy {delta}W for the case of an ideal plasma that is surrounded by a perfectly conducting wall, which is the example Pustovitov claimed served as a direct proof that the VALEN formulation did not conserve energy.

• OSTI ID: 20782529
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 13, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2176461; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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