Implications of Tension-Free Equilibria for Pre-Flare Energy Build UP

dc.contributor.author	Venkatakrishnan, P
dc.date.accessioned	2008-09-10T15:27:58Z
dc.date.available	2008-09-10T15:27:58Z
dc.date.issued	1990
dc.identifier.citation	IAU Symposium, No. 142, pp. 323 - 324	en
dc.identifier.issn	0074-1809
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3539
dc.description.abstract	The downward tension force is known to be the extremely small at the locations of highly sheared magnetic fields. The free energy in such tension free fields is shown to be dependent on the plasma density. The excess of this free energy over that available in a force free configuration is estimated and shown to be sufficient to drive instabilities which could possibly initiate a solar flare.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	International Astronomical Union	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1990IAUS..142..323V	en
dc.subject	Magnetic sheare	en
dc.subject	Plasma density	en
dc.subject	Solar flares	en
dc.title	Implications of Tension-Free Equilibria for Pre-Flare Energy Build UP	en
dc.type	Article	en