Analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostatics

The model for resistive diffusion of a force-free magnetic field in a compressible plasma is analysed. Such a model has been suggested for describing the behavior of the solar outer atmosphere and that of solar flares. Previous analysis of the model involved assumptions of linear plasma velocity and...

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Main Author: David Eberly
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171290001041
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description The model for resistive diffusion of a force-free magnetic field in a compressible plasma is analysed. Such a model has been suggested for describing the behavior of the solar outer atmosphere and that of solar flares. Previous analysis of the model involved assumptions of linear plasma velocity and constant magnetic energy. This paper deals with nonconstant magnetic energy in the cases of linear plasma velocity and planar plasma velocity. Some necessary conditions on the plasma direction vectors are derived. Finally, some aspects of the model assumptions are discussed, including nonnormality of initial data vectors to initial surfaces.
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spelling doaj-art-b8caa5e91e684981a9710abcaafa84712025-08-20T03:22:49ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251990-01-0113475576110.1155/S0161171290001041Analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostaticsDavid Eberly0Division of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, University of Texas, San Antonio 78285, Texas, USAThe model for resistive diffusion of a force-free magnetic field in a compressible plasma is analysed. Such a model has been suggested for describing the behavior of the solar outer atmosphere and that of solar flares. Previous analysis of the model involved assumptions of linear plasma velocity and constant magnetic energy. This paper deals with nonconstant magnetic energy in the cases of linear plasma velocity and planar plasma velocity. Some necessary conditions on the plasma direction vectors are derived. Finally, some aspects of the model assumptions are discussed, including nonnormality of initial data vectors to initial surfaces.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171290001041solar magetohydrostaticsforce-free fields.
spellingShingle David Eberly
Analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostatics
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
solar magetohydrostatics
force-free fields.
title Analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostatics
title_full Analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostatics
title_fullStr Analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostatics
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostatics
title_short Analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostatics
title_sort analysis of a model in solar magnetohydrostatics
topic solar magetohydrostatics
force-free fields.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171290001041
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