Field Lines in TOKAMAK: Pictures & How to Understand

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Field lines in a TOKAMAK are crucial for understanding plasma behavior, as they change significantly when the plasma is heated and current is introduced. Visual representations can be found through various online resources, including a gallery from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Searching in English may yield more relevant results compared to other languages. The dynamics of field lines are complex, often leading to instabilities within the plasma, which poses challenges for magnetic confinement. Understanding these concepts is essential for advancements in fusion power technology.
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How look field lines in TOKAMAK? Do you have any picture? How I could physically make for a better understanding? (of paper, laser, ...)
 
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Did you try to do a search on this? I did a google search on your phrase "field lines in TOKAMAK" and got a slew of hits, including one at ORNL

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/fed/mhd/tokamak_gallery.html

Were you having problems finding such things?

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I searched for it on the Czech internet and I didn't found some suitable. When I searching in English, I'm not too sure if I found the correct content.
Thank you.
 
Keep in mind that the field lines change drastically inside the reactor when you heat the plasma up and introduce current through it. I've got a book on Principles of Fusion Power and there are numerous issues with the field lines getting all mucked up inside the plasma, leading to instabilities and such. It's one of the main challenges with magnetic confinement methods.
 
So I know that electrons are fundamental, there's no 'material' that makes them up, it's like talking about a colour itself rather than a car or a flower. Now protons and neutrons and quarks and whatever other stuff is there fundamentally, I want someone to kind of teach me these, I have a lot of questions that books might not give the answer in the way I understand. Thanks
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