Power thresholds of the L-H transition described by a global bifurcation of tokamak equilibrium

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 57, Issue PART 2, 1997, Pages 449-464

  Minardi, E ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ENTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT;

TOKAMAK EQUILIBRIUM;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0031074619     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377896004953     Document Type: Article

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