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In this paper, various methods used for the extrapolation of the nonlinear force-free coronal magnetic fields from photospheric data are analyzed, and their results (both theoretical and numerical) compared with observational data.
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Orzaru, C.M. (1997). Computation of Nonlinear Force-Free Coronal Magnetic Fields: Theory Face to Observations. In: Mouradian, Z., Stavinschi, M. (eds) Theoretical and Observational Problems Related to Solar Eclipses. NATO ASI Series, vol 494. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5492-5_12
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