Computer simulation of the toroidal equilibrium and stability of a plasma in three dimensions.
A computer program has been written to solve the equations for sharp boundary magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium of a toroidal plasma in three dimensions without restriction to axial symmetry. The numerical method is based on a variational principle that indicates whether the equilibria obtained are stable. Applications have been made to Tokamak, Stellarator, and Scyllac configurations.
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Atomic Energy Commission Computing and Applied Mathematics Center, New York University, New York, N.Y. 10012.
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