2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2014
Physical role of topological constraints in localised magnetic relaxation
A. R. Yeates, A. J. B. Russell, G. Hornig
Predicting the final state of turbulent plasma relaxation is an important challenge, both in astrophysical plasmas such as the Sun's corona and in controlled thermonuclear fusion.…
physics.plasm-ph2014
Mimetic Methods for Lagrangian Relaxation of Magnetic Fields
Simon Candelaresi, David Pontin, Gunnar Hornig
We present a new code that performs a relaxation of a magnetic field towards a force-free state (Beltrami field) using a Lagrangian numerical scheme. Beltrami fields are of interes…