Evidence for topological nonequilibrium in magnetic configurations.

Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics

Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.

Published: July 2000

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We use direct numerical simulations to study the evolution, or relaxation, of magnetic configurations to an equilibrium state. We use the full single-fluid equations of motion for a magnetized, nonresistive, but viscous fluid; and a Lagrangian approach is used to obtain exact solutions for the magnetic field. As a result, the topology of the magnetic field remains unchanged, which makes it possible to study the case of topological nonequilibrium. We find two cases for which such nonequilibrium appears, indicating that these configurations may develop singular current sheets.

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