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The magnetic well, along with the [[Magnetic shear|magnetic shear]], is a fundamental concept for the stability of magnetically confined plasmas. | The magnetic well, along with the [[Magnetic shear|magnetic shear]], is a fundamental concept for the stability of magnetically confined plasmas. <ref>[https://fusion.gat.com/pubs-ext/ComPlasmaPhys/A22135.pdf J.M. Greene, ''A brief review of magnetic wells', General Atomics Report GA-A22135 (1998)]</ref> | ||
A toroidally confined plasma with given pressure has a tendency to expand. | A toroidally confined plasma with given pressure has a tendency to expand. | ||
However, an ideal, collisionless plasma is bound to the magnetic field lines, and the flux in a magnetic [[Flux tube|flux tube]] is conserved. | However, an ideal, collisionless plasma is bound to the magnetic field lines, and the flux in a magnetic [[Flux tube|flux tube]] is conserved. | ||