The KINX ideal MHD stability code for axisymmetric plasmas with separatrix

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-27

  Degtyarev, L ^a   Martynov, A ^a   Medvedev, S ^a   Troyon, F ^b   Villard, L ^b   Gruber, R ^b  

^a KELDYSH INSTITUTE OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS   (Russian Federation)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Macroinstabilities; Magnetohydrodynamics; Separatrix; Spectrum; Tokamak

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMAS; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

MACROINSTABILITIES; SEPARATRIX;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031162026     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(97)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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