| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866367 | Physics Letters A | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Current-sheet formation near a hyperbolic magnetic neutral line in the MHD model is investigated. In this model, the magnetic field lines are swept by the plasma flow toward the X-point. Effects of density-variation of the plasma are included. An exact analytic solution is given. This solution exhibits a finite-time singularity that is peculiar to the variable-density plasma case and this finite-time singularity occurs when there is a plasma density build-up near the magnetic neutral line.
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Authors
David K. Rollins, Bhimsen K. Shivamoggi,