Generalized magnetofluid connections in pair plasmas

Felipe A. Asenjo, Luca Comisso, Swadesh M. Mahajan

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Abstract

We extend the magnetic connection theorem of ideal magnetohydrodynamics to nonideal relativistic pair plasmas. Adopting a generalized Ohm's law, we prove the existence of generalized magnetofluid connections that are preserved by the plasma dynamics. We show that these connections are related to a general antisymmetric tensor that unifies the electromagnetic and fluid fields. The generalized magnetofluid connections set important constraints on the plasma dynamics by forbidding transitions between configurations with different magnetofluid connectivity. An approximated solution is explicitly shown where the corrections due to current inertial effects are found.

Original languageEnglish
Article number122109
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume22
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes

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