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.
Atomic Energy Commission Computing and Applied Mathematics Center, New York University, New York, N.Y. 10012.
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