Mercier's criterion for a class of M.H.D. Equilibria
For a class of axially symmetric equilibria, the terms in Mercier's criterion can be reduced to complete elliptic integrals with certain arguments and coefficients. For one particular choice of the equilibrium parameters the latter quantities can be evaluated explicitly without using any expans...
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Published in | Physics letters. A Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 410 - 412 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier B.V
01.01.1971
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | For a class of axially symmetric equilibria, the terms in Mercier's criterion can be reduced to complete elliptic integrals with certain arguments and coefficients. For one particular choice of the equilibrium parameters the latter quantities can be evaluated explicitly without using any expansion. This case corresponds to “vertical” elliptic magnetic surfaces near the magnetica axis. |
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ISSN: | 0375-9601 1873-2429 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0375-9601(71)90170-8 |