Representation of magnetic fields with toroidal topology in terms of field-line invariants

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Physics of Fluids B; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.859379· OSTI ID:6055392

Lewis, H R ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (USA)

Beginning with Boozer's representation of magnetic fields with toroidal topology (Phys. Fluids {bold 26}, 1288 (1983)), a general formalism is presented for the representation of any magnetic field with toroidal topology in terms of field-line invariants. The formalism is an application to the magnetic field case of results developed recently by Lewis {ital et} {ital al}. (submitted for publication to J. Phys. A) for arbitrary time-dependent Hamiltonian systems with one degree of freedom. Every magnetic field with toroidal topology can be associated with time-dependent Hamiltonian systems with one degree of freedom and every time-dependent Hamiltonian system with one degree of freedom can be associated with magnetic fields with toroidal topology. In the Hamiltonian context, given any particular function {ital I}({ital q},{ital p},{ital t}), Lewis {ital et} {ital al}. derived those Hamiltonians for which {ital I}({ital q},{ital p},{ital t}) is an invariant. In addition, for each of those Hamiltonians, they derived a function canonically conjugate to {ital I}({ital q},{ital p},{ital t}) that is also an invariant. They applied this result to the case where {ital I}({ital q},{ital p},{ital t}) is expressed as a function of two canonically conjugate functions. This general Hamiltonian formalism provides a basis for representing magnetic fields with toroidal topology in terms of field-line invariants. The magnetic fields usually contain plasma with flow and anisotropic pressure. A class of fields with or without rotational symmetry is identified for which there are magnetic surfaces. The formalism is developed for application to the case of vacuum magnetic fields.

• OSTI ID: 6055392
• Journal Information: Physics of Fluids B; (USA), Vol. 2:11; ISSN 0899-8221
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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