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Its topology is toroidal. | Its topology is toroidal. | ||
In the context of magnetic confinement fusion, the basic magnetic field configuration consists of toroidally nested [[Flux surface|flux surfaces]], while each flux surface is characterised by a certain value of the [[ | In the context of magnetic confinement fusion, the basic magnetic field configuration consists of toroidally nested [[Flux surface|flux surfaces]], while each flux surface is characterised by a certain value of the [[Rotational transform|rotational transform]] or safety factor ''q''. Magnetic islands can appear at flux surfaces with a rational value of the safety factor ''q = m/n''. | ||
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/anphys:2004001 J.H. Misguich, J.-D. Reuss, D. Constantinescu, G. Steinbrecher, M. Vlad, F. Spineanu, B. Weyssow, R. Balescu, ''Noble internal transport barriers and radial subdiffusion of toroidal magnetic lines'', Ann. Phys. Fr. '''28''' (2003) 1]</ref> | <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/anphys:2004001 J.H. Misguich, J.-D. Reuss, D. Constantinescu, G. Steinbrecher, M. Vlad, F. Spineanu, B. Weyssow, R. Balescu, ''Noble internal transport barriers and radial subdiffusion of toroidal magnetic lines'', Ann. Phys. Fr. '''28''' (2003) 1]</ref> | ||
Subsidiary islands can appear within an island. | Subsidiary islands can appear within an island. | ||