Sandpiles for fusion

30 March 2001


UK scientists claim to have achieved a clearer idea of how a fusion plasma organises itself into a superstable state.

Scientists from the University of Warwick have found a numerical sandpile that mimics the self-organisation of the fusion plasma to its superstable mode and is simple enough to allow detailed theoretical analysis.



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