Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Stellarators are a promising candidate for realising fusion energy via magnetic confinement of high temperature plasmas. The intrinsically non-axisymmetric geometry of stellarators affords significant flexibility to optimise configurations for desirable physics and engineering properties. In this review, we present an overview of recent advances in high-fidelity macroscopic modelling for strongly-shaped stellarators, with applications ranging from design validation to understanding experimental observations and discovery-driven science. Following a discussion of the general challenges of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modelling, we focus on new developments with the extended-MHD code, M3D-C1. In closing, we discuss some opportunities and future directions for improving simulation capabilities and advancing physics understanding.
Source: Reviews of Modern Plasma Physics
Author: Adelle M. Wright
Institution: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,590
OpenAlex ID: W7203628517