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Spheromaks are easily formed, self-organized magnetized plasma configurations that are also called magnetic vortices, magnetic smoke rings, or plasmoids. They first drew attention as a potential confinement system for controlled thermonuclear plasma, but Bellan (California Institute of Technology) surveys some of the other applications that have been found. For readers with a background in plasma physics but no prior knowledge of spheromaks, he considers basic concepts, magnetic helicity, formation schemes, isolated cylindrical spheromaks, and related solar and space phenomena. Distributed in the US by World Scientific. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
