Magnetic relaxation in spheromaks using spectral expansions in cylindrical geometry

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 275-294

  Hua, Daniel D ^a   Fowler, T Kenneth ^a   Morse, Edward C ^a  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PRANDTL NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY;

MAGNETIC ENERGY; SPHEROMAKS;

MAGNETIC RELAXATION;

EID: 0242345464     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377801001416     Document Type: Article

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