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General stability analysis of force-free magnetic fields. Part 2. Application to continuous and discrete spectra of α

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Jan Krüger
Affiliation:
Seminarie voor Wiskundige Natuurkunde, Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 271, S9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium

Abstract

Theorems and criteria on stability of force-free fields, developed in part 1 (Krüger 1976) are illustrated for continuous, as well as discontinuous, spectra of α. Previous and new results are understood from a unified viewpoint.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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