Abstract
In view of the importance of plasma confinement by a magnetic field in controlled thermonuclear research, as well as in other applications, we present in this chapter a detailed treatment of plasma confinement for the special case in which the confinement is produced by an azimuthal (θ) self-magnetic field, due to an axial current in the plasma generated by an appropriately applied electric field.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Bittencourt, J.A. (2004). The Pinch Effect. In: Fundamentals of Plasma Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4030-1_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4030-1_13
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-1930-4
Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-4030-1
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive