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States of minimum dissipation in magnetohydrodynamics: a review
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2009
Abstract
The hypothesis that the steady, or statistically steady, states of a magnetofluid can be predicted by minimizing the integral of the total energy dissipation is discussed in relation to theorems in fluid dynamics. A survey is made of the recent literature wherein the hypothesis is used to predict magnetofluid behaviour and some related work. A detailed discussion of boundary conditions is provided, and we close with a brief summary of the current state of research.
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- Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 56 , Issue 3: Special Issue: Honour of David Montgomery , December 1996 , pp. 531 - 551
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996
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