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== Magnetic coordinates == | == Magnetic coordinates == | ||
Magnetic coordinates are a particular type of flux coordinates in which the magnetic field lines are straight lines. In mathematical terms this implies that the periodic part of the magnetic field's stream function is zero in these coordinates so the magnetic field reads | |||
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Magnetic coordinates adapt to the magnetic field, and therefore to the [[MHD equilibrium]] (also see [[Flux surface]]). | Magnetic coordinates adapt to the magnetic field, and therefore to the [[MHD equilibrium]] (also see [[Flux surface]]). | ||