Do Potential Fields Develop Current Sheets Under Simple Compression or Expansion?

Abstract

The recent demonstration of current singularity formation by Low et al. assumes that potential fields will remain potential under simple expansion or compression (Low 2006, 2007; Janse & Low 2009). An explicit counterexample to their key assumption is constructed. Our findings suggest that their results may need to be reconsidered.

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