A fast, high-order solver for the Grad-Shafranov equation
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Publication:347629
DOI10.1016/J.JCP.2013.02.045zbMATH Open1349.76925arXiv1210.2113OpenAlexW2025868956MaRDI QIDQ347629FDOQ347629
Authors: Andras Pataki, Antoine J. Cerfon, Jeffrey P. Freidberg, Michael O'Neil, Leslie Greengard 
Publication date: 5 December 2016
Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We present a new fast solver to calculate fixed-boundary plasma equilibria in toroidally axisymmetric geometries. By combining conformal mapping with Fourier and integral equation methods on the unit disk, we show that high-order accuracy can be achieved for the solution of the equilibrium equation and its first and second derivatives. Smooth arbitrary plasma cross-sections as well as arbitrary pressure and poloidal current profiles are used as initial data for the solver. Equilibria with large Shafranov shifts can be computed without difficulty. Spectral convergence is demonstrated by comparing the numerical solution with a known exact analytic solution. A fusion-relevant example of an equilibrium with a pressure pedestal is also presented.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1210.2113
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