Minimum entropy production and mean field configuration in toroidal pinches

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-125

  Kucinski, M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; NUMERICAL METHODS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA STABILITY; PLASMA TURBULENCE; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

OHM'S LAW; REVERSED FIELD PINCHES (RFP); TOROIDAL PINCHES;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0031647582     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/40/1/006     Document Type: Article

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