Energy and particle confinement in tokamaks is usually anomalous, greatly exceeding
neoclassical predictions. It is desirable to develop an understanding of the underlying …

The tokamak (a doughnut-shaped vacuum chamber surrounded by magnetic coils) is the
principal tool in controlled fusion research. This book acts as an introduction to the subject …

A kinetic theory for magnetic islands in a low collision frequency tokamak plasma is
presented. Self-consistent equations for the islands' width, w, and propagation frequency …

The effectiveness of using localized current drive or heating to suppress the formation and
growth of neoclassical magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) tearing modes is addressed. The most …

The nonlinear dynamics of rotating low m (poloidal mode number) tearing modes in a
tokamak with external resonant magnetic perturbations is examined. Nonlinear evolution …

The core of this research is to investigate the system of equations for the ion sound and
Langmuir waves through the Bernoulli sub-equation method. It is one of the most effective …

Theory and modelling with direct numerical simulation and experimental observations are
indispensable in the understanding of the evolution of nature, in this case the theory and …

Theoretical and heuristic modelling methods are reviewed for studying turbulence
phenomena of fluids and plasmas. Emphasis is placed on understanding of effects on …

Magnetic islands are a ubiquitous feature of magnetically confined plasmas. They arise as
the result of plasma instabilities as well as externally imposed symmetry-breaking …

The polarization current plays an important role in the evolution of magnetic islands with a
width comparable to the characteristic ion orbit width. Understanding the evolution of such …