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Force-Free Models of a Filament Channel in which a Filament Forms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

D.H. Mackay
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS, U.K.
V. Gaizauskas
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS, U.K.
E.R. Priest
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS, U.K.

Abstract

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Over the years few examples of the formation of filament channels or filaments have been observed. One such example was recently seen by Gaizauskas et al. (1997). This paper constructs force-free models of the main stages of formation.

Type
Birth and Death of Filaments
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1998

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