THE SPHEROMAK AS AN AXISYMMETRIC SPHERICAL DYNAMO: CLARIFICATION OF AN OLD AMBIGUITY
1989 ◽
Vol 03
(17)
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pp. 1285-1292
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An elementary result in magnetostatics clarifies a fundamental ambiguity in the theory of the Spheromak (which is a compact toroidal plasma without the external poloidal windings of a Tokamak). A free Spheromak (without an external equilibrium field) is shown to possess intrinsic rotational self-forces that amplify its toroidal current, and hence its poloidal magnetic field. This result explains the experimentally observed increase of toroidal current in free compact toroidal plasmas. The possibility of an axisymmetric spherical dynamo that generates its own dipole-like self-field is mentioned.
1993 ◽
Vol 70
(6)
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pp. 806-809
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2021 ◽
Vol 503
(1)
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pp. 362-375
2006 ◽
Vol 2
(S238)
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pp. 367-368
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2010 ◽
Vol 20
(3)
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pp. 1840-1843
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1974 ◽
Vol 59
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pp. 177-177
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2002 ◽
pp. 209-212
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