Solar Flare MDH
Abstract
The following research problems were investigated in this program of theoretical solar plasma physics. (1) Three Dimensional Reconnection: A model with axially bounded magnetic flux tubes has been suggested as a source of coronal heating. Numerical simulations have supported this theory; (2) Fast Reconnection: A reconnection rate for the driven reconnection of solar coronal loops and other axially bounded magnetic fields has been obtained: (3) Approximate Equilibrium States: Equilibrium states appropriate for coronal flux tubes and for the magnetic tail of the magnetosphere have been constructed analytically and numerically; (4) Boundary Conditions: A full solution for plane symmetry has been obtained for standing plasma waves with a discontinuous anchoring conductivity; (5) Alfven Waves: It has been shown that highly energetic ions can resonantly destabilize Alfven waves but the effect of Kelvin Helmholtz turbulence prevents further Alfven wave growth, limiting them to a small fraction of the beam energy; (6) Ballooning Modes: The general ballooning equations have been developed. Very simple configurations have been found to be always unstable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 31, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA250639
Entities
People
- H. R. Strauss
Organizations
- New York University