@article{8856, author = {C.C. Hegna and D.T. Anderson and A. Bader and T. Bechtel and A. Bhattacharya and M. Cole and M. Drevlak and J.M. Duff and B.J. Faber and M.J. Pueschel and S.R. Hudson and M. Kotschenreuther and T. Kruger and M. Landreman and I.J. McKinney and E. Paul and P.W. Terry and A. Ware and M.C. Zarnstorff and C. Zhu}, title = {Improving the stellarator through advances in plasma theory}, abstract = {Improvements to the stellarator concept can be realized through advancements in theoretical and computational plasma physics. Herein, recent advances are reported in the topical areas of: 1) improved energetic ion confinement, 2) the impact of three-dimensional (3D) shaping on turbulent transport, 3) reducing coil complexity, 4) novel optimization and design methods, and 5) computational MHD tools. These advances enable the development of new stellarator configurations with improved confinement properties. }, year = {2022}, journal = {Nuclear Fusion}, volume = {62}, pages = {042012}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, doi = {10.1088/1741-4326/ac29d0}, language = {eng}, }