Quasisymmetry

Quasisymmetric (quasihelically symmetric) plasma equilibria are non-axisymmetric configurations in which the magnetic field strength depends only on one angular coordinate within the magnetic flux surfaces.

Examples of quasisymmetry:

• Quasihelical symmetry, on which the design of the HSX stellarator is based.
• Quasipoloidal symmetry, on which the design of the QPS stellarator is based.

See also

• Stellarator
• Omnigeneity