Toroidal equilibria in spherical coordinates
Plasma Physics
2012-10-18 v1
Abstract
The standard Grad-Shafranov equation for axisymmetric toroidal plasma equilibrium is customary expressed in cylindrical coordinates with toroidal contours, and through which benchmark equilibria are solved. An alternative approach to cast the Grad-Shafranov equation in spherical coordinates is presented. This equation, in spherical coordinates, is examined for toroidal solutions to describe low Solovev and high plasma equilibria in terms of elementary functions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0902.0272,
title = {Toroidal equilibria in spherical coordinates},
author = {K. H. Tsui},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.0272},
year = {2012}
}