A Magnetohydrodynamic Relaxation Method for Non-Force-Free Magnetic Field in Magnetohydrostatic Equilibrium
arXiv:1912.10626 · doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ab64f2
Abstract
A nonlinear force-free field (NLFFF) extrapolation is widely used to reconstruct the three-dimensional magnetic field in the solar corona from the observed photospheric magnetic field. However, the pressure gradient and gravitational forces are ignored in the NLFFF model, even though the photospheric and chromospheric magnetic fields are not in general force-free. Here we develop a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) relaxation method that reconstructs the solar atmospheric (chromospheric and coronal) magnetic field as a non-force-free magnetic field (NFFF) in magnetohydrostatic equilibrium where the Lorentz, pressure gradient, and gravitational forces are balanced. The system of basic equations for the MHD relaxation method is derived, and mathematical properties of the system are investigated. A robust numerical solver for the system is constructed based on the modern high-order shock capturing scheme. Two-dimensional numerical experiments that include the pressure gradient and gravitational forces are also demonstrated.
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