Magnetic topology

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
  1. Longcope, Dana W. (2005). "Topological Methods for the Analysis of Solar Magnetic Fields". Living Reviews in Solar Physics. 2. doi:10.12942/lrsp-2005-7.
  2. Hornig, G.; Schindler, K. (March 1996). "Magnetic topology and the problem of its invariant definition". Physics of Plasmas. 3 (3): 781–791. doi:10.1063/1.871778.
  3. Gonzalez, Walter; Parker, Eugene, eds. (2016). Magnetic reconnection: concepts and applications. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-26432-5.
  4. Parker, E. N. (1979). Cosmical magnetic fields: their origin and their activity. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0198512902.
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