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Algorithms for computing the equilibrium of a compact torus with several magnetic axes

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We discuss some issues connected with the computation of equilibrium states of plasma configurations in the shape of a compact torus with several magnetic axes. The computation method proposed for such systems employs solution control, establishing a feedback between the discharge parameters and the equilibrium-producing control currents so that the position and the shape of the plasma system satisfy given requirements. The article also investigates the proposed numerical method based on an iterative process. A method of determining the iteration parameter is described and the question of the number of iterations is considered.

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Translated from Vychislitel'naya Matematika i Matematicheskoe Obespechenie EVM, pp. 138–142, 1985.

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Shabarov, A.Y. Algorithms for computing the equilibrium of a compact torus with several magnetic axes. Comput Math Model 1, 67–70 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01128314

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