Magnetic plasma confinement

Layer 1 — Physicsin the Plasma Physics subtree

Engineering/theoretical programme to confine hot plasma for fusion by shaping B (tokamak, stellarator). Performance measured by the Lawson triple product n T τ_E.

Related concepts

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
Nuclear fusion
Tokamak magnetic confinement
Inertial confinement fusion
Greenwald density limit: n̄_G = I_p/(π a²) · 10²⁰ m⁻³ (I_p in MA, a in m)
Bootstrap current: self-generated toroidal current ∝ ε^{1/2}·(dp/dψ)

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