The structure of untwisted magnetic flux tubes |
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| Authors: | P K Browning E R Priest |
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| Institution: | Applied Mathematics Department , The University , St. Andrews, Scotland |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The equilibrium structure of an axisymmetric magnetic flux tube confined by an external pressure pe(Z) that varies along the length of the tube is studie. In the past, most work has concentrated on slender flux tubes, where the effects of transverse structure and radial fields are neglected. Here the aim is to explore the properties of thick tubes, in order to see to what extent the slender tube theory is valid. The main results are: |
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| Keywords: | Earth's core magnetohydrodynamics shear layers |
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