Plasma Physics

  1. Plasma Equilibrium
    1. Force Balance
      1. Pressure Balance
        1. Magnetic Pressure and Tension
          1. Equilibrium Conditions
          2. MHD Equilibrium
            1. Grad-Shafranov Equation
              1. Derivation in Toroidal Geometry
                1. Flux Coordinates
                  1. Pressure and Current Profiles
                  2. Cylindrical Equilibria
                    1. Z-Pinch Equilibrium
                      1. Theta-Pinch Equilibrium
                        1. Screw Pinch
                        2. Toroidal Equilibria
                          1. Tokamak Equilibrium
                            1. Safety Factor
                              1. Magnetic Shear
                            2. Confinement Concepts
                              1. Magnetic Confinement
                                1. Closed Field Line Systems
                                  1. Open Field Line Systems
                                    1. Magnetic Mirrors
                                    2. Inertial Confinement
                                      1. Compression Dynamics
                                        1. Ignition Conditions
                                        2. Gravitational Confinement
                                        3. Beta Limits
                                          1. Pressure Limits
                                            1. Troyon Limit
                                              1. Ballooning Limit

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                                            8. Plasma Instabilities