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view Abstract Citations (3) References (9) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Pfirsch-Schlueter Currents in Solar Plasmas Boozer, Allen H. Abstract Plasma pressure near the feet of flux tubes in the solar atmosphere can drive a large, bidirectional current along the entire length of the flux tubes. In the corona, where the plasma pressure is negligible, this current is parallel to the field lines. The pressure-driven parallel current, which is called the Pfirsch-Schlüter current, can cause loss of equilibrium and disruptive phenomena. Here the author calculates the parallel current associated with the equilibrium of a plasma in magnetic and gravitational fields. The only major restriction on the calculation is the assumption of the existence of an enthalpy function. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: February 1988 DOI: 10.1086/166059 Bibcode: 1988ApJ...325..891B Keywords: Plasma Currents; Plasma Pressure; Solar Atmosphere; Solar Magnetic Field; Solar Wind; Convection Currents; Coronal Loops; Magnetic Field Configurations; Magnetic Flux; Solar Physics; HYDROMAGNETICS; SUN: MAGNETIC FIELDS full text sources ADS |
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