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The practical application of the magnetic virial theorem

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Flare Physics in Solar Activity Maximum 22

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We have performed simulated vector magnetograph observations to study the effects of random and systematic magnetic field measurement errors on the magnetic energies that may be estimated using the virial theorem.

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  1. Center for Space Science and Astrophysics, Stanford University, Stanford

    J. A. Klimchuk

  2. Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Hawaii

    R. C. Canfield

  3. Harvard University, Harvard

    J. E. Rhoads

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  1. J. A. Klimchuk
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Yutaka Uchida Richard C. Canfield Tetsuya Watanabe Eijiro Hiei

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Klimchuk, J.A., Canfield, R.C., Rhoads, J.E. (1991). The practical application of the magnetic virial theorem. In: Uchida, Y., Canfield, R.C., Watanabe, T., Hiei, E. (eds) Flare Physics in Solar Activity Maximum 22. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 387. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0032641

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