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Magnetohydrodynamic equilibria with incompressible flows: Symmetry approach

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913580· OSTI ID:22408115
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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica “E.Fermi” dell'Università di Pisa and INFN, Sez. di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa (Italy)
We identify and discuss a family of azimuthally symmetric, incompressible, magnetohydrodynamic plasma equilibria with poloidal and toroidal flows in terms of solutions of the Generalized Grad Shafranov (GGS) equation. These solutions are derived by exploiting the incompressibility assumption, in order to rewrite the GGS equation in terms of a different dependent variable, and the continuous Lie symmetry properties of the resulting equation and, in particular, a special type of “weak” symmetries.
OSTI ID:
22408115
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 22; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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