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The only three classes of symmetric MHD equilibria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

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

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
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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