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pinch (plasma physics)
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Pinch (plasma physics)
A
pinch
is the compression of an electrically conducting
filament
by
magnetic
forces. The conductor is usually a
plasma
, but could also be a solid or liquid
metal
. Pinches were the first device used by mankind for controlled
nuclear fusion
.
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