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Resistive Wall Mode

A slow instability that grows when a conducting wall's stabilisation leaks away resistively.

Glossary of Fusion & Plasma TermsUpdated 2026-08-11

A nearby conducting wall can stabilise some modes, but on the wall's resistive timescale that stabilisation decays, allowing a slow resistive-wall mode to grow. Rotation and feedback control keep it in check.

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Content reviewed August 2026 · design-and-simulation stage