Critical evaluation of the neoclassical model for the equilibrium electrostatic field in a tokamak

DOI10.1016/J.MECHRESCOM.2011.01.007MaRDI QIDQ366680zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Robert W. Johnson

Publication date 13 September 2013

Published in Mechanics Research Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0806.0780, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0093641311000097

zbMATH Keywords

computerized simulationdesignmagnetohydrodynamics theoryspherical tokamakstokamaks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05) Electro- and magnetostatics (78A30)

Abstract: The neoclassical prescription to use an equation of motion to determine the electrostatic field within a tokamak plasma is fraught with difficulties. Herein we examine two popular expressions for the equilibrium electrostatic field so determined and show that one fails to withstand a formal scrutiny thereof while the other fails to respect the vector nature of the diamagnetic current. Reconsideration of the justification for the presence of the equilibrium electrostatic field indicates that no field is needed for a neutral plasma when considering the net bound current defined as the curl of the magnetization. With any shift in the toroidal magnetic flux distribution, a dynamic electric field is generated with both radial and poloidal components, providing an alternate explanation for any measurements thereof.

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