Derivatives of the local ballooning growth rate with respect to surface label, field line label, and ballooning parameter

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Hudson, SR [1 ]
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[1] Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
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10.1063/1.2193537
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
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Expressions for the derivative of the local ballooning growth rate with respect to surface label, field line label, and ballooning-parameter are presented. Such expressions lead to increased computational efficiency for ballooning stability applications. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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