2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Resistive instabilities of current sheets in stratified plasmas with a gravitational field
Faisal Sayed, Anna Tenerani, Richard Fitzpatrick
Magnetic reconnection can develop spontaneously via the tearing instability, often invoked to explain disruptive instabilities in fusion devices, solar flares, the generation of pe…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Reply to "Comment on Nuclear Fusion 66, 016012 (2026) by Richard Fitzpatrick, A Simple Model of Current Ramp-Up and Ramp-Down in Tokamaks" by A.H. Boozer
Richard Fitzpatrick
This report is a follow up to my paper "A simple model of current ramp-up and ramp-down in tokamaks" [Nucl. Fusion 66, 016012 (2026)] in the light of comments on the paper recently…