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The static, single-fluid, [[Ideal Magneto-Hydrodynamics|ideal Magneto-Hydrodynamic]] (MHD) equilibrium of a near-Maxwellian magnetically confined plasma is obtained by solving the force balance equation | The static, single-fluid, [[Ideal Magneto-Hydrodynamics|ideal Magneto-Hydrodynamic]] (MHD) equilibrium of a near-Maxwellian magnetically confined plasma is obtained by solving the force balance equation | ||
<ref>J.P. Freidberg, ''Plasma physics and fusion energy'', Cambridge University Press (2007) ISBN 0521851076</ref> | <ref>J.P. Freidberg, ''Plasma physics and fusion energy'', Cambridge University Press (2007) {{ISBN|0521851076}}</ref> | ||
:<math>\vec \nabla p = \vec j \times \vec B</math> | :<math>\vec \nabla p = \vec j \times \vec B</math> | ||
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Here, the pressure ''p'' is assumed to be isotropic, but a generalization | Here, the pressure ''p'' is assumed to be isotropic, but a generalization | ||
for non-isotropic pressure is possible. | for non-isotropic pressure is possible. | ||
<ref>R.D. Hazeltine, J.D. Meiss, ''Plasma Confinement'', Courier Dover Publications (2003) ISBN 0486432424</ref> | <ref>R.D. Hazeltine, J.D. Meiss, ''Plasma Confinement'', Courier Dover Publications (2003) {{ISBN|0486432424}}</ref> | ||
== Flux surfaces == | == Flux surfaces == | ||