The Physics of Fluids · 1969 · 51 citations · 4 references
Relativistic AstrophysicsStellarator EquilibriumEngineeringPhysicsNatural SciencesStellar StructurePlasma InstabilityMagnetohydrodynamicsPlasma PhysicsAstrophysical SimulationMagnetic ConfinementBounding Magnetic SurfaceSynchrotron RadiationStability LimitationsRigid ShiftAstrophysics
Application of the magnetohydrodynamic energy principle to a stellarator equilibrium where the plasma pressure is constant inside a bounding magnetic surface shows that the configuration is unstable to a nearly rigid shift of the plasma column.
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