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physics.space-ph2008
Minimum Dissipative Relaxed States Applied to Laboratory and Space Plasmas
Dastgeer Shaikh, B. Dasgupta, Q. Hu +1
The usual theory of plasma relaxation, based on the selective decay of magnetic energy over the (global) magnetic helicity, predicts a force-free state for a plasma. Such a force-f…
physics.space-ph2006★ 153 cited
Constraints on the Global Structure of Magnetic Clouds: Transverse Size and Curvature
Y. Liu, J. D. Richardson, J. W. Belcher +3
We present direct evidence that magnetic clouds (MCs) have highly flattened and curved cross section resulting from their interaction with the ambient solar wind. Lower limits on t…