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The resistive evolution of force-free magnetic fields. Part 2. Relation to anisotropic diffusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

J. Reid  and
E. W. Laing
J. Reid
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Philosophy, The University, Glasgow G12 8QQ
E. W. Laing
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Philosophy, The University, Glasgow G12 8QQ
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Abstract

We consider the diffusion of a magnetic field in a stationary medium where the electrical conductivity along field lines (σ∥) differs from that across them (σ⊥), and by showing that in the limit σ⊥/σ∥ → 0 the fields remain force-free, some unusual features of force-free evolution are clarified.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , August 1979 , pp. 157 - 165
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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