Accelerated convergence of the steepest descent method for magnetohydrodynamic equilibria

doi:10.1016/0021-9991(85)90011-7

Title: Accelerated convergence of the steepest descent method for magnetohydrodynamic equilibria

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The applicability of the epsilon-c-algorithm to rcursion relations relevant to MHD is considered. (AIP)

Authors:: Handy, C.R.; Hirshman, S.P.

Publication Date:: 1985-09-15

Research Org.:: Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

OSTI Identifier:: 6388460

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-26

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: J. Comput. Phys.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 60:2

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; EQUILIBRIUM; ALGORITHMS; CONVERGENCE; ITERATIVE METHODS; RECURSION RELATIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; MECHANICS; 640430* - Fluid Physics- Magnetohydrodynamics; 658000 - Mathematical Physics- (-1987)

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                    Handy, C.R., and Hirshman, S.P. Accelerated convergence of the steepest descent method for magnetohydrodynamic equilibria.  United States: N. p., 1985. 
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                    Handy, C.R., & Hirshman, S.P. Accelerated convergence of the steepest descent method for magnetohydrodynamic equilibria.  United States.  doi:10.1016/0021-9991(85)90011-7.

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        "Accelerated convergence of the steepest descent method for magnetohydrodynamic equilibria".  United States.  doi:10.1016/0021-9991(85)90011-7.

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  title        = {Accelerated convergence of the steepest descent method for magnetohydrodynamic equilibria},

  author       = {Handy, C.R. and Hirshman, S.P.},

  abstractNote = {The applicability of the epsilon-c-algorithm to rcursion relations relevant to MHD is considered. (AIP)},

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  journal      = {J. Comput. Phys.; (United States)},
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  volume       = 60:2,

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