Formation of intensive magnetic flux tubes in a converging flow of partially ionized solar photospheric plasma
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instance of: scholarly article
title: Formation of intensive magnetic flux tubes in a converging flow of partially ionized solar photospheric plasma
zbMATH Open document ID: 1008.76104
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015162131331
author: M. L. Khodachenko
author: V. V. Zaitsev
published in: Astrophysics and Space Science
publication date: 2002-08-19T00:00:00Z
review text: A mechanism yielding formation of strong magnetic field flux tubes at edges of super-granular cells is elaborated assuming convergent plasma motions in initially weak photospheric magnetic fields. A slab of partially ionized plasma is subject to dynamic compression by opposite plasma flows, which eventually results in a hydromagnetic Rayleigh-Taylor type instability and in formation of individual high intensity magnetic flux tubes. The authors also discuss thermal effects and temperature distribution due to Joule heating in such a partially ionized plasma configuration.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 76X05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 76W05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 85A30
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 85A15
zbMATH DE Number: 1783483
zbMATH Keywords: magnetic flux tubes
zbMATH Keywords: photospheric magnetic fields
zbMATH Keywords: super-granfular cells
zbMATH Keywords: partially ionized plasma
zbMATH Keywords: dynamic compression
zbMATH Keywords: Rayleigh-Taylor type instability
zbMATH Keywords: thermal effects
zbMATH Keywords: Joule heating
zbMATH Keywords: Ohm's law
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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OpenAlex ID: W1674887716
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1783483