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<journal-id>1870-3542</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de física E]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. fís. E]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3542</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Física]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Comparative study between toroidal coordinates and the magnetic dipole field]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chávez-Alarcón]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Herrera-Velázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. J. E.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[México D.F.]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[México D.F.]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<month>12</month>
<year>2011</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2011</year>
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<volume>57</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>152</fpage>
<lpage>155</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-35422011000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-35422011000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-35422011000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[There is a similar behaviour between the toroidal coordinates and the dipole magnetic field produced by a circular loop. In this work we evaluate up to what extent the former can be used as a representation of the latter. While the tori in the toroidal coordinates have circular cross sections, those of the circular loop magnetic field are nearly elliptical ovoids, but they are very similar for large aspect ratios. The centres of the latter displace from the axis faster than the former. By making a comparison between tori of similar aspect ratios, we find quantitative criteria to evaluate the accuracy of the approximation.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Existe cierta semejanza entre las coordenadas toroidales y el campo dipolar magnético producido por una espira circular. En este trabajo se evalúa hasta que punto las primeras pueden ser empleadas como una aproximación del segundo. Mientras que los toros de las coordenadas toroidales tienen secciones transversales circulares, los del campo de una espira circular son ovoides cercanos a elipses. Sin embargo para razones de aspecto grandes, los centros de los segundos se desplazan del eje con mayor rapidez que los primeros. Haciendo una comparación entre toros con razones de aspecto semejantes, se encuentran criterios cuantitativos para evaluar la precisión de la aproximación.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Magnetostatics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[toroidal coordinates]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tokamak]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Magnetostática]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[coordenadas toroidales]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="4">Ense&ntilde;anza</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b>Comparative study between toroidal coordinates and the magnetic dipole field</b></font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>E. Ch&aacute;vez&#150;Alarc&oacute;n<sup>a</sup> and J. J. E. Herrera&#150;Vel&aacute;zquez<sup>b</sup></b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i><sup>a</sup> Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Apartado Postal 18&#150;1027, M&eacute;xico, D.F. M&eacute;xico.</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i><sup>b</sup> Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Aut&oacute;noma de M&eacute;xico, Apartado Postal 70&#150;543, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegaci&oacute;n Coyoac&aacute;n, 04511 M&eacute;xico, D.F. M&eacute;xico.</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Recibido el 29 de julio de 2011.    <br> 	Aceptado el 13 de septiembre de 2011.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Abstract</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">There is a similar behaviour between the toroidal coordinates and the dipole magnetic field produced by a circular loop. In this work we evaluate up to what extent the former can be used as a representation of the latter. While the tori in the toroidal coordinates have circular cross sections, those of the circular loop magnetic field are nearly elliptical ovoids, but they are very similar for large aspect ratios. The centres of the latter displace from the axis faster than the former. By making a comparison between tori of similar aspect ratios, we find quantitative criteria to evaluate the accuracy of the approximation.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Keywords:</b> Magnetostatics; toroidal coordinates; tokamak.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Resumen</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Existe cierta semejanza entre las coordenadas toroidales y el campo dipolar magn&eacute;tico producido por una espira circular. En este trabajo se eval&uacute;a hasta que punto las primeras pueden ser empleadas como una aproximaci&oacute;n del segundo. Mientras que los toros de las coordenadas toroidales tienen secciones transversales circulares, los del campo de una espira circular son ovoides cercanos a elipses. Sin embargo para razones de aspecto grandes, los centros de los segundos se desplazan del eje con mayor rapidez que los primeros. Haciendo una comparaci&oacute;n entre toros con razones de aspecto semejantes, se encuentran criterios cuantitativos para evaluar la precisi&oacute;n de la aproximaci&oacute;n.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Descriptores:</b> Magnetost&aacute;tica; coordenadas toroidales; tokamak.</font></p>  	    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">PACS: 03.50.De; 02.30.Jr; 41.20.Gz; 52.55.Fa</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="/pdf/rmfe/v57n2/v57n2a3.pdf" target="_blank">DESCARGAR ART&Iacute;CULO EN FORMATO PDF</a></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Acknowledgements</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">This paper was partially supported by CONACyT grant G133036 and DGAPA&#150;UNAM grant IN120409&#150;3.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>References</b></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">1. P. M. Morse and H. Feshbach, <i>"Methods of Theoretical Physics"</i> (Mc. Graw Hill, New York, 1953). p. 666.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8627239&pid=S1870-3542201100020000300001&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">2. G. Arfken, <i>"Mathematical Methods for Physicists"</i> (Academic Press, New York, 1970). p. 112.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8627241&pid=S1870-3542201100020000300002&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">3. V. S. Mukhovatov and V. D. Shafranov, <i>"Plasma Equilibrium in a Tokamak", Nuclear Fusion</i> <b>11</b> (1971) 605.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8627243&pid=S1870-3542201100020000300003&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">4. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, <i>Electrodynamics of continous media,</i> (Addison&#150;Wesley, Rading, Mass., 1960) p.124&#150;125.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8627245&pid=S1870-3542201100020000300004&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">5. J. D. Jackson, <i>"Classical Electrodynamics"</i> (John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 1999) p. 181&#150;184.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8627247&pid=S1870-3542201100020000300005&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>      ]]></body>
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