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Quasi–Static Evolution of Force–Free Magnetic Fields and a Model for Two–Ribbon Solar Flares

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

J. J. Aly*
Affiliation:
Service d'Astrophysique – CEN Saclay 91191 Gif–sur–Yvette Cedex, FRANCE

Abstract

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We show that a sheared 2–D force–free field can evolve in a quasi–static way towards an open configuration, and apply this result to a qualitative theory of two–ribbon solar flares.

Type
Session III
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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