Download or read book An Introduction to Stellarators written by Lise-Marie Imbert-Gérard and published by SIAM. This book was released on 2024-12-10 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This self-contained book is the first to provide readers with an introduction to the mathematical foundations of stellarator design and modeling. It covers the fundamental theoretical building blocks of modeling magnetic fields, some of the associated challenges, and the main concepts behind optimization for the design of stellarators. The book is divided into two parts, with Part I providing a general introduction to the stellarator concept and Part II describing mathematical models and numerical methods commonly used in stellarator design. The authors derive, present, and discuss relevant models, using equations and figures to demonstrate the main ideas. They carefully select language that is close to the plasma physics literature, while providing enough details to be accessible to a reader without previous background in this field. An Introduction to Stellarators: From Magnetic Fields to Symmetries and Optimization is intended for mathematicians, physicists, and engineers interested in learning about stellarators. Readers are expected to have a basic knowledge of classical physics, partial differential equations, and variational calculus, but prior knowledge of plasma physics is not required.