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| Paper: |
The Formation of Flux Tubes from a Large Scale Magnetic Field |
| Volume: |
118, First Advances in Solar Physics Euroconference: Advances in the Physics of Sunspots |
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66 |
| Authors: |
Hughes, D. W.; Wissink, J. G.; Matthews, P. C.; Proctor, M. R. E. |
| Abstract: |
One of the key ingredients in the solar cycle is the formation of magnetic flux tubes, which eventually appear as sunspots, from a large scale dynamo-generated field. In order to try and understand this process we have investigated the three-dimensional nonlinear evolution of a layer of magnetic field that is susceptible to a magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The nonlinear evolution is eventually dominated by vortex interactions, leading to the formation of arched magnetic structures. |
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