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Electric current; net momentum difference between positive and negative charges within the plasma. I.e. nuclei moving clockwise, and electrons counter-clockwise
by gnode 8y ago
Electric current; net momentum difference between positive and negative charges within the plasma. I.e. nuclei moving clockwise, and electrons counter-clockwise within the tokamak, or vice-versa. The plasma may have a high temperature (and thus induce fusion) without such current.