Conditions for plasma evolution to the\ strong general Woltjer-Taylor state
Plasma Physics
2013-11-08 v1
Abstract
We find that the proof in the recent paper can not justify the authors' conclusion. We provide a real proof that any state will eventually evolves to the Woltjer-Taylor state exponentially. However, this kind of evolution is is mainly due to Joule heat, which also makes the magnetic field vanishes exponentially. Zero Woltjer-Taylor states are not physically attractive. Instead of examine , we introduce the quantity and to examine if the plasma reaches to the strong (general) Woltjer-Taylor state, and then derive the condition for the evolution to the strong/general Woltjer-Taylor state.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1212.5757,
title = {Conditions for plasma evolution to the\ strong general Woltjer-Taylor state},
author = {Jun-hua Chen and Hong-yi Fan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.5757},
year = {2013}
}