Stellarator symmetry: Difference between revisions

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not an ''inherent'' (natural) symmetry of stellarator plasmas.
not an ''inherent'' (natural) symmetry of stellarator plasmas.
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2789(97)00216-9 R.L. Dewar, S.R. Hudson, ''Stellarator symmetry'', Physica D, '''112''' (1998) 275]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2789(97)00216-9 R.L. Dewar, S.R. Hudson, ''Stellarator symmetry'', Physica D, '''112''' (1998) 275]</ref>
Therefore, it has the same status as [[Toroidal coordinates|axisymmetry]] in [[Tokamak|tokamaks]].


In a [[Toroidal coordinates|cylindrical coordinate system]], it is expressed as follows for a scalar field:
In a [[Toroidal coordinates|cylindrical coordinate system]], it is expressed as follows for a scalar field: