Potential vorticity formulation of compressible magnetohydrodynamics
Compressible ideal magnetohydrodynamics is formulated in terms of the time evolution of potential vorticity and magnetic flux per unit mass using a compact Lie bracket notation. It is demonstrated that this simplifies analytic solution in at least one very important situation relevant to magnetic fu...
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| Published in | Physical review letters Vol. 110; no. 1; p. 015004 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
04.01.2013
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| Summary: | Compressible ideal magnetohydrodynamics is formulated in terms of the time evolution of potential vorticity and magnetic flux per unit mass using a compact Lie bracket notation. It is demonstrated that this simplifies analytic solution in at least one very important situation relevant to magnetic fusion experiments. Potentially important implications for analytic and numerical modelling of both laboratory and astrophysical plasmas are also discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.015004 |