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The equilibrium configuration of a slowly rotating mass of liquid in the presence of a poloidal magnetic field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

C. Sozou
C. Sozou
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computing Science, The University, Sheffield
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Abstract

The equilibrium configuration of a slowly rotating self-gravitating perfectly conducting inviscid liquid, in the presence of a small poloidal magnetic field, is considered for a case where the electric current is a simple function of the distance from the axis of rotation. Owing to the coupling of the magnetic field with the rotation the electric current may reverse direction. This could make the magnetic field zero on certain surfaces and impose restrictions on the parameters of the problem. A perturbation expansion of the nearly spherical surface of the liquid is constructed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , 12 September 1972 , pp. 105 - 112
Copyright
© 1972 Cambridge University Press

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