In plasma physics, the magnetic topology of a plasma is the structure and linkage of its magnetic field. [1] [2]
The magnetic topology of a plasma can be changed through magnetic diffusion and reconnection. In the limit of a large magnetic Reynolds number, however, diffusion and reconnection of the magnetic field cannot occur, and the magnetic topology is preserved. [3] [4]
References
- ^ Longcope, Dana W. (2005). "Topological Methods for the Analysis of Solar Magnetic Fields". Living Reviews in Solar Physics. 2 (1): 7. Bibcode: 2005LRSP....2....7L. doi: 10.12942/lrsp-2005-7.
- ^ Hornig, G.; Schindler, K. (March 1996). "Magnetic topology and the problem of its invariant definition". Physics of Plasmas. 3 (3): 781–791. Bibcode: 1996PhPl....3..781H. doi: 10.1063/1.871778.
- ^ Gonzalez, Walter; Parker, Eugene, eds. (2016). Magnetic reconnection: concepts and applications. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-26432-5.
- ^ Parker, E. N. (1979). Cosmical magnetic fields: their origin and their activity. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0198512902.
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