Physics
Scientific paper
May 1996
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American Physical Society, APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, May 2-5, 1996, abstract #L14.06
Physics
Scientific paper
From an analysis of solar magnetic fields and of images of the sun's corona, we may be able to test a novel conjecture that was advanced by J. B. Taylor to explain the behavior of plasmas in fusion experiments. The proposed principle of conservation of magnetic helicity may explain many problems of solar activity, e.g., why there are solar eruptions, how the solar wind and corona are heated, and how the solar dynamo functions. Helicity conservation asserts that coiled magnetic fields, once formed, remain coiled, even as they undergo the kind of dramatic transformations seen in solar flares and mass ejections. Helicity conservation may be no less important in understanding and describing space plasmas than conservation of mass and magnetic flux. Helicity conservation has not yet been widely used in solar physics, but recent measurements of helicity on the solar surface and in the solar wind suggest that application of helicity conservation could lay the foundation for major advances in understanding the solar dynamo and magnetic fields throughout the universe.
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