Apple versus donut: How the shape of a tokamak impacts the limits of the edge of the plasma

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A new model for ballooning instabilities in apple-shaped fusion vessels considers the height and width of the plasma's edge.

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Apple versus donut: How the shape of a tokamak impacts the limits of the edge of the plasma