The resistive evolution of force-free magnetic fields. Part 2. Relation to anisotropic diffusion
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Plasma Physics
- Vol. 22 (1) , 157-165
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377800009995
Abstract
We consider the diffusion of a magnetic field in a stationary medium where the electrical conductivity along field lines (σ∥) differs from that across them (σ⊥), and by showing that in the limit σ⊥/σ∥ → 0 the fields remain force-free, some unusual features of force-free evolution are clarified.Keywords
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