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Most probable states in magnetohydrodynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

David Montgomery ,
Leaf Turner  and
George Vahala
David Montgomery
Affiliation:
Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
Leaf Turner
Affiliation:
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
George Vahala
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
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Abstract

We discuss the possible magnetohydrodynamic configurations that can be realized as ‘most probable’ states compatible with the existence of certain constraints. These constraints can be either experimentally imposed constraints such as constant total electric current or magnetic flux, or constants of the motion, or both.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1979 , pp. 239 - 251
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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