A correction to Spruit's equation for the dynamics of thin flux tubes

Choudhuri, AR (1990) A correction to Spruit's equation for the dynamics of thin flux tubes. In: Astronomy and Astrophysics, 239 (2). pp. 335-339.

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Abstract

It is pointed out that a term was overlooked in the derivation of the equation of motion for a thin flux tube by Spruit (1981). The correction to be applied in an inertial frame and in a rotating frame are discussed. This correction makes the formulation self-consistent, though it does not invalidate the qualitative results obtained by various investigators who have used Spruit's equation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Publisher:	European Southern Observatory
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to European Southern Observatory.
Keywords:	solar magnetic fields;flux tubes;hydromagnetics
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2008
Last Modified:	03 Feb 2012 07:49
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/11961

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