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50. Magneto-hydrostatic equilibrium in an external magnetic field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

P. A. Sweet
P. A. Sweet*
Affiliation:
University of London Observatory, London, England

Abstract

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The expression ∫∫∫all space ΔH2dv for a change in magnetic energy is shown to be incorrect when applied to a body carrying an electric current and situated in an external magnetic field. A modified expression is derived.

Chandrasekhar's form of the virial theorem in a magnetic field is extended to the case where an external magnetic field is present.

Type
Part VII: Additional Contributions
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 6: Electromagnetic Phenomena in Cosmical Physics , 1958 , pp. 499 - 503
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958 

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