Magnetic coordinates with double straightening
Creators
- 1. Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, pl. Kurchatova 1, Moscow, 123182 (Russian Federation)
Description
Magnetic (flux) coordinates are discussed where two solenoidal vector fields are represented by straight lines. It is shown how to take advantage of this selection rule within a general method of constructing magnetic coordinates based on straightening the magnetic lines and implicit prescription of the functional dependence of the Jacobian. The particular applications for MHD models describing the equilibrium of isotropic plasma, equilibrium of anisotropic plasma, and equilibrium of plasma with stationary flows are considered. In all these cases, there are at least two suitable divergence-free vector fields in the initial equations. If no additional equations are attracted, the straightening of the lines of these two vectors appears to be the only natural requirement of the optimal choice of flux coordinates. Then, an admissible freedom in the choice of such coordinates is completely used, and the two mentioned vectors are expressed in the simplest form
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Plasma Physics Reports
- Journal Volume
- 25
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Journal Page Range
- p. 963-968
- ISSN
- 1063-780X
- CODEN
- PPHREM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35003878
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Translation
- Descriptors DEI
- EQUILIBRIUM; MAGNETIC FLUX COORDINATES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- CONFINEMENT; COORDINATES; CURVILINEAR COORDINATES; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Translated from Fizika Plazmy, ISSN 0367-2921, 25, 1047-1052 (December 1999); (c) 1999 MAIK/Interperiodika