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toroidal and
poloidal refer to
directions relative to a
torus of reference. They
describe a three-dimensional
coordinate system in
which the
poloidal direction...
- In
vector calculus, a
topic in pure and
applied mathematics, a
poloidal–toroidal
decomposition is a
restricted form of the
Helmholtz decomposition. It...
- (plasma)
means poloidal,
which is the
opposite from the
meaning in
planetary atmospheres and weather/climate studies.
Zonal and
poloidal Zonal flow (plasma)...
- and is
known as the "
poloidal" direction.
These terms were
first used in a
discussion of the Earth's
magnetic field,
where "
poloidal" was used to denote...
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magnetic confinement fusion the
zonal direction primarily connotes the
poloidal direction (i.e. the
short way
around the torus), the
corresponding coordinate...
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through improved confinement.
Design challenges include the
toroidal and
poloidal field coils,
vacuum vessels and plasma-facing components. This
plasma configuration...
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exchange of
energy between toroidal and
poloidal solar magnetic fields. At solar-cycle maximum, the
external poloidal dipolar magnetic field is near its dynamo-cycle...
- cylindrical, spherical, and
toroidal coordinate systems, and
toroidal and
poloidal coordinates of the Earth's
magnetic field. The
correlation coefficient...
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since 2006. It is the
first tokamak to
employ superconducting toroidal and
poloidal magnets. It aims for
plasma pulses of up to 1,000 seconds.
Since China...
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Robert B. Leighton,
amounting to the
oscillatory exchange of
energy between poloidal and
toroidal solar magnetic field ingredients. A half-dynamo-cycle corresponds...
