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Self-similar approach for rotating magnetohydrodynamic solar and astrophysical structures
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dc.contributor.author | Luna, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Priest, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Moreno-Insertis, F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-04T13:30:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-04T13:30:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-08-20 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Luna , M , Priest , E & Moreno-Insertis , F 2018 , ' Self-similar approach for rotating magnetohydrodynamic solar and astrophysical structures ' , Astrophysical Journal , vol. 863 , no. 2 , 147 . https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aad093 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-637X | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 255715069 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 2b3b76a6-300e-4eff-8517-ad9fa60b1fa5 | |
dc.identifier.other | Bibtex: urn:adfd691f422a39f9d12f2550143f449f | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85052387115 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000442222700009 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-3621-6690/work/74117758 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/15963 | |
dc.description | Support by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through project AYA2014-55078-P is acknowledged. M.L. also acknowledges support from the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) to the Team 374 on “Solving the Prominence Paradox” led by Nicolas Labrosse. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Rotating magnetic structures are common in astrophysics, from vortex tubes and tornadoes in the Sun all the way to jets in different astrophysical systems. The physics of these objects often combine inertial, magnetic, gas pressure, and gravitational terms. Also, they often show approximate symmetries that help simplify the otherwise rather intractable equations governing their morphology and evolution. Here we propose a general formulation of the equations assuming axisymmetry and a self-similar form for all variables: in spherical coordinates ( r , θ , φ ), the magnetic field and plasma velocity are taken to be of the form B = f(θ)/rn and v = g(θ)/rm, with corresponding expressions for the scalar variables like pressure and density. Solutions are obtained for potential, force-free, and non-force-free magnetic configurations. Potential field solutions can be found for all values of n . Nonpotential force-free solutions possess an azimuthal component Bφ and exist only for n ≥ 2; the resulting structures are twisted and have closed field lines but are not collimated around the system axis. In the non-force-free case, including gas pressure, the magnetic field lines acquire an additional curvature to compensate for an outward pointing pressure gradient force. We have also considered a pure rotation situation with no gravity, in the zero- β limit: the solution has cylindrical geometry and twisted magnetic field lines. The latter solutions can be helpful in producing a collimated magnetic field structure; but they exist only when n < 0 and m < 0: for applications they must be matched to an external system at a finite distance from the origin. | |
dc.format.extent | 14 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Astrophysical Journal | en |
dc.rights | © 2018. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aad093 | en |
dc.subject | Magnetic fields | en |
dc.subject | Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) | en |
dc.subject | Plasmas | en |
dc.subject | Sun: atmosphere | en |
dc.subject | Sun: magnetic fields | en |
dc.subject | QB Astronomy | en |
dc.subject | QC Physics | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QB | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QC | en |
dc.title | Self-similar approach for rotating magnetohydrodynamic solar and astrophysical structures | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Applied Mathematics | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aad093 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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