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astro-ph.SR2013★ 13 cited
3D Alfven wave behaviour around proper and improper magnetic null points
J. O. Thurgood, J. A. McLaughlin
Context: MHD waves and magnetic null points are both prevalent in many astrophysical plasmas, including the solar atmosphere. Interaction between waves and null points has been imp…
astro-ph.SR2013★ 14 cited
Nonlinear Alfvén wave dynamics at a 2D magnetic null point: ponderomotive force
J. O. Thurgood, J. A. McLaughlin
Context : In the linear, β=0 MHD regime, the transient properties of MHD waves in the vicinity of 2D null points are well known. The waves are decoupled and accumulate at predictab…
astro-ph.SR2013★ 28 cited
On ponderomotive effects induced by Alfven waves in inhomogeneous 2.5D MHD plasmas
J. O. Thurgood, J. A. McLaughlin
Where spatial gradients in the amplitude of an Alfven wave are non-zero, a nonlinear magnetic-pressure gradient acts upon the medium (the ponderomotive force). We investigate the n…