Reversed Field Equilibria in Axially Symmetric Electron Current Layers
- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 14 (5) , 962-966
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1693556
Abstract
Self-consistent, nonrelativistic E-layer equilibria in two dimensions are calculated by numerical methods. A rigid-rotor model for the electron distribution, together with a neutralizing ion background, leads to a nonlinear equation for the magnetic flux function ψ. Solutions to this equation are displayed, and the existence of bifurcations or nonuniqueness is demonstrated.Keywords
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