Do Potential Fields Develop Current Sheets Under Simple Compression or Expansion?
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2009-07-22 v2 Fluid Dynamics
Plasma Physics
Abstract
The recent demonstration of current singularity formation by Low et al. assumes that potential fields will remain potential under simple expansion or compression (Low 2006, 2007; Janse & Low 2009). An explicit counterexample to their key assumption is constructed. Our findings suggest that their results may need to be reconsidered.
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@article{arxiv.0904.3140,
title = {Do Potential Fields Develop Current Sheets Under Simple Compression or Expansion?},
author = {Yi-Min Huang and A. Bhattacharjee and Ellen G. Zweibel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.3140},
year = {2009}
}
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