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Implications of Tension Free Equilibria for Pre-Flare Energy Buildup

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

P. Venkatakrishnan
P. Venkatakrishnan*
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore 560034 India

Abstract

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The downward tension force is known to be extremely small at the locations of highly sheared magnetic fields. The free energy in such tension free fields is shown to be dependent on the plasma density. The excess of this free energy over that available in a force free configuration is estimated and shown to be sufficient to drive instabilities which could possibly initiate a solar flare.

Type
VII. Magnetic Reconnection and Coronal Evolution
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 142: Basic Plasma Processes on the Sun , 1990 , pp. 323 - 324
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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