Plasma Physics

7.

Plasma Equilibrium

7.1.

7.1.1.

Pressure Balance

7.1.2.

Magnetic Pressure and Tension

7.1.3.

Equilibrium Conditions

7.2.

MHD Equilibrium

7.2.1.

Grad-Shafranov Equation

7.2.1.1.

Derivation in Toroidal Geometry

7.2.1.2.

Flux Coordinates

7.2.1.3.

Pressure and Current Profiles

7.2.2.

Cylindrical Equilibria

7.2.2.1.

Z-Pinch Equilibrium

7.2.2.2.

Theta-Pinch Equilibrium

7.2.2.3.

7.2.3.

Toroidal Equilibria

7.2.3.1.

Tokamak Equilibrium

7.2.3.2.

7.2.3.3.

7.3.

Confinement Concepts

7.3.1.

Magnetic Confinement

7.3.1.1.

Closed Field Line Systems

7.3.1.2.

Open Field Line Systems

7.3.1.3.

Magnetic Mirrors

7.3.2.

Inertial Confinement

7.3.2.1.

Compression Dynamics

7.3.2.2.

Ignition Conditions

7.3.3.

Gravitational Confinement

7.4.

7.4.1.

Pressure Limits

7.4.2.

7.4.3.

Ballooning Limit

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