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Kinematical force-free fields of a magnetic arch

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Basic equations are derived for kinematical force-free fields of a magnetic arch in a perfect conducting fluid, and the stationary and unsteady similarity solutions are discussed in this paper.

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  1. National Laboratory for Turbulence Research, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, P. R. China

    Feng Quingzeng

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Communicated by Chien Weizang

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Quingzeng, F. Kinematical force-free fields of a magnetic arch. Appl Math Mech 18, 865–870 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00133344

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