HBT
The High-Beta Tokamak equilibrium code [1] [2] is based on a somewhat unusual technique (in the field of MHD equilibrium calculations), namely conformal mapping theory. [3] Using this technique, the (arbitrarily shaped) cross section of the last closed flux surface is mapped to a circular disk, greatly facilitating the solution of equilibrium and stability problems.
References
- ↑ J.P. Goedbloed, Some remarks on computing axisymmetric equilibria, Computer Physics Communications 31, 2-3 (1984) 123
- ↑ J.P. Goedbloed & P.H. Sakanaka, Orthogonal and conformal mapping with application to MHD equilibrium and stability calculations, Transport Theory and Statistical Physics Volume 16, Issue 2-3 (1987)
- ↑ J.P. Goedbloed, Conformal mapping methods in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics, Computer Physics Communications 24, 3-4 (1981) 311-321