A virtual Simons' Hour Talk: Representing The Plasma Boundary in Stellarator Optimization

Given by: Sophia Henneberg
Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Greifswald, Germany

Note the time: 8:00am EDT / 12:00 UTC.  Zoom link will be sent via email.

Abstract:  In stellarator optimization studies, the boundary of the plasma is usually described by Fourier series that are not unique: several sets of Fourier coefficients describe approximately the same boundary shape. A simple method for eliminating this arbitrariness is proposed and shown to work well in practice.