1984 Volume 53 Issue 8 Pages 2536-2538
A sufficient criterion for MHD stability is derived by use of the energy principle. This is a generalization of the criterion of Rosenbluth. The sufficient criterion is applied to a cylindrical plasma. It is also applied to a field-reversed configuration (FRC). It is found that the FRC considered here does not satisfy the criterion.
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