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subject to appropriate boundary conditions.
subject to appropriate boundary conditions.
In two dimensions (assuming axisymmetry), this reduces to the  
The word "ideal" refers to the absence of resistivity.
 
In two dimensions (assuming axisymmetry), the force balance equation reduces to the  
[[:Wikipedia:Grad-Shafranov equation|Grad-Shafranov equation]].
[[:Wikipedia:Grad-Shafranov equation|Grad-Shafranov equation]].



Revision as of 09:20, 14 August 2009

The ideal Magneto-HydroDynamic (MHD) equilibrium of a near-Maxwellian magnetically confined plasma is obtained by solving the force balance equation

subject to appropriate boundary conditions. The word "ideal" refers to the absence of resistivity.

In two dimensions (assuming axisymmetry), the force balance equation reduces to the Grad-Shafranov equation.

A large number of codes is available to evaluate MHD equilibria.

2-D codes

3-D codes

References