Reliability of initial-value MHD calculations of tokamak disruptions

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We have proposed the nonlinear coupling of resistive tearing modes as the mechanism for some tokamak disruptions. This is based primarily on initial-value resistive magnetohydrodynamic calculations performed with a finite-difference grid in minor radius and Fourier series expansion in the poloidal and toroidal angles. The calculations show that, for certain q profiles, the nonlinear interaction of tearing modes of different helicities leads to the rapid destabilization of other modes. The resulting effects and the time scale are consistent with the tokamak disruption.

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