A similarity model illustrating the effect of rotation on an inflated magnetosphere

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Apr 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978p%26ss...26..311s&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 26, Apr. 1978, p. 311-317.

Computer Science

Atmospheric Models, Earth Magnetosphere, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Rotation, Similarity Theorem, Compressible Fluids, Incompressible Fluids, Pioneer 10 Space Probe, Plasmapause

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The effect of rotation on a magnetosphere containing a conducting fluid is investigated by means of a similarity solution. It is shown that rotation increases the current density in the equatorial region at the expense of that in the polar regions. In the case of a compressible fluid it is shown that rotation can confine the plasma in a thin region about the equatorial plane where the centrifugal force is balanced by the Lorentz force. The solution is discussed in terms of the thin equatorial plasma layer observed in the outer magnetosphere of Jupiter.

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