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Computation of multi-region relaxed magnetohydrodynamic equilibria
S. R. Hudson, R. L. Dewar, G. Dennis +4
We describe the construction of stepped-pressure equilibria as extrema of a multi-region, relaxed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) energy functional that combines elements of ideal MHD an…
Nonaxisymmetric, multi-region relaxed magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium solutions
S. R. Hudson, R. L. Dewar, M. J. Hole +1
We describe a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) constrained energy functional for equilibrium calculations that combines the topological constraints of ideal MHD with elements of Taylor re…
Hamilton--Jacobi theory for continuation of magnetic field across a toroidal surface supporting a plasma pressure discontinuity
M. McGann, S. R. Hudson, R. L. Dewar +1
The vanishing of the divergence of the total stress tensor (magnetic plus kinetic) in a neighborhood of an equilibrium plasma containing a toroidal surface of discontinuity gives b…
Configurational Effects on Alfvenic modes and Confinement in the H-1NF Heliac
B. D. Blackwell, D. G. Pretty, J. Howard +12
The flexible Heliac coil set of helical axis stellarator H-1 (R=1m, <r>~0.15-0.2 m) permits access to a wide range of magnetic configurations. Surprisingly, in the absence of any o…
Relaxed plasma equilibria and entropy-related plasma self-organization principles
R. L. Dewar, M. J. Hole, M. McGann +2
The concept of plasma relaxation as a constrained energy minimization is reviewed. Recent work by the authors on generalizing this approach to partially relaxed three-dimensional p…