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Spherical vortex motions of a conducting fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

K. B. Ranger
K. B. Ranger
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Abstract

Some exact solutions of the steady M.H.D. equations for an inviscid infinitely conducting fluid are discussed, and a generalization of the Prendergast model for an idealized magnetic star is obtained, in which there is a finite azimuthal swirl velocity of the fluid. The flow in all examples is bounded by a sphere and expressions are found for the distribution of energy between the fluid motion and magnetic field.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , 26 November 1970 , pp. 481 - 492
Copyright
© 1970 Cambridge University Press

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