Energy principle with global invariants

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5313880· OSTI ID:5313880

Bhattacharjee, A; Dewar, R L; Monticello, D A

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.

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-3073
• OSTI ID: 5313880
• Report Number(s): PPPL-1659; TRN: 80-010305
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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
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