Energy-crossing number relations for braided magnetic fields

Details Energy-crossing number relations for braided magnetic fields Energy-crossing number relations for braided magnetic fields

Feb 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993phrvl..70..705b&link_type=abstract

Physical Review Letters (ISSN 0031-9007), vol. 70, no. 6, p. 705-708.

Physics

38

Conducting Fluids, Coronal Loops, Magnetic Field Configurations, Plasma Dynamics, Chromosphere, Dimensionless Numbers, Lines Of Force

Scientific paper

The paper derives lower bounds on the energy of braided magnetic fields, based on crossing number techniques pioneered by Freedman and He. Mean crossing numbers are defined for magnetic fields inside a cylinder; for configurations with a uniform axial component, the square of the crossing number provides a lower bound for the free magnetic energy. An energy-crossing number relation is also derived for a random field with Gaussian amplitude distribution, in the limit of small correlation lengths. These results provide information on the structure of solar coronal loops and on the problem of coronal heating.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Energy-crossing number relations for braided magnetic fields 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 Energy-crossing number relations for braided magnetic fields, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Energy-crossing number relations for braided magnetic fields will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1276699