Topological constraints in magnetic field relaxation
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2015-06-15 v1 Plasma Physics
Abstract
Stability and reconnection of magnetic fields play a fundamental role in natural and man-made plasma. In these applications the field's topology determines the stability of the magnetic field. Here I will describe the importance of one topology quantifier, the magnetic helicity, which impedes any free decay of the magnetic energy. Further constraints come from the fixed point index which hinders the field to relax into the Taylor state.
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@article{arxiv.1303.4090,
title = {Topological constraints in magnetic field relaxation},
author = {Simon Candelaresi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.4090},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
5 pages, 7 figures, proceedings of "Knotted, Linked and Tangled Flux in Quantum and Classical Systems"