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The Shafranov shift<ref>V.D. Shafranov, At. Energy '''13''' (1962) 521</ref> is the outward radial displacement ''&Delta;(r)'' of the centre of flux surfaces with minor radius ''r'', induced by plasma pressure.
The Shafranov shift<ref>V.D. Shafranov, Atomnaya Énergiya '''13''' (1962) 521, [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01312317 Translated ''Equilibrium of a toroidal pinch in a magnetic field'', At. Energy '''13''', 6 (1963) 1149]</ref> is the outward radial displacement ''&Delta;(r)'' of the centre of flux surfaces with minor radius ''r'', induced by plasma pressure.
Typically, the shift is linear <ref>K. Miyamoto, ''Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion'', Springer-Verlag (2005) ISBN 3540242171</ref> in [[Beta|beta (&beta;)]], and it tends to be more important for [[Tokamak|tokamaks]] than [[Stellarator|stellarators]],
Typically, the shift is linear <ref>K. Miyamoto, ''Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion'', Springer-Verlag (2005) ISBN 3540242171</ref> in [[Beta|beta (&beta;)]], and it tends to be more important for [[Tokamak|tokamaks]] than [[Stellarator|stellarators]],
due to the fact that the magnetic configuration is largely or partly imposed externally in the latter case.
due to the fact that the magnetic configuration is largely or partly imposed externally in the latter case.