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On the proof of Taylor's conjecture in multiply connected domains

Mathematical Physics 2021-06-30 v1 math.MP Plasma Physics

Abstract

In this Letter we extend the proof, by Faraco and Lindberg, of Taylor's conjecture in multiply connected domains to cover arbitrary vector potentials and remove the need to impose conditions on the magnetic field due to gauge invariance. This extension allows us to treat general magnetic fields in closed domains that are important in laboratory plasmas and brings closure to a problem that has been open for almost 50 years.

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@article{arxiv.2106.14936,
  title  = {On the proof of Taylor's conjecture in multiply connected domains},
  author = {Daniel Faraco and Sauli Lindberg and David MacTaggart and Alberto Valli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.14936},
  year   = {2021}
}