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The resistive evolution of force-free magnetic fields. Part 3. Cylindrical geometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

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

Equations describing the resistive evolution of a cylindrically symmetric magnetic field through force-free states enable us to study its response to externally applied electric fields. The process is relaxational, and, under certain conditions, the final state is a reversed field configuration. We show, moreover, that the non-standard nature of the equations leads to a non-trivial (adiabatic) evolution in the case of vanishing resistivity.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , October 1979 , pp. 193 - 200
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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