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where <math>\bar r</math> is the average radius of a flux surface. | where <math>\bar r</math> is the average radius of a flux surface. | ||
A positive gradient of ''w'' corresponds to a magnetic well, and a negative gradient to a magnetic hill. | A positive gradient of ''w'' corresponds to a magnetic well (stable), and a negative gradient to a magnetic hill (unstable). | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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