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The only three classes of symmetric MHD equilibria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

J. W. Edenstrasser
J. W. Edenstrasser
Affiliation:
Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Abstract

Ideal MHD equilibria with an ignorable space variable are investigated. It is shown that only three classes of these symmetric equilibria exist: the systems with a straight, a (cylindric) helical, and a circular magnetic axis.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , December 1980 , pp. 515 - 518
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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