Relaxation and magnetic reconnection in plasmas

Physics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

635

Scientific paper

The theory of plasma relaxation is described and developed. Turbulence, allied with a small resistivity, allows the plasma rapid access to a particular minimum-energy state. This process involves reconnection of magnetic field lines in a manner that destroys all the topological invariants of ideal plasma so that only total magnetic helicity survives. Although this mechanism, and the equations describing the relaxed state, are similar in all systems, the properties of the relaxed state depend crucially on the topology-toroidal or spherical-of the container and on the boundary conditions. Consequently there are several different types of relaxed state, each with its own special characteristics, which are derived and discussed. The measurements made on many experiments, including toroidal pinches, OHTE, multipinch, and spheromaks, are reviewed and shown to be in striking agreement with the theoretical predictions.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Relaxation and magnetic reconnection in plasmas does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Relaxation and magnetic reconnection in plasmas, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Relaxation and magnetic reconnection in plasmas will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1656503

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.