Three-dimensional plasma equilibrium near a separatrix

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Abstract

The limiting behavior of a general three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibrium near a separatrix is calculated explicitly. No expansions in beta or assumptions about island widths are made. Implications of the results for the numerical calculation of such equilibria are discussed, as well as for issues concerning the existence of three-dimensional MHD equilibria.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)555-562
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics of Fluids B
Volume1
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1989

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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