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The magnetohydrostatic equilibrium of a magnetic flux tube in a homogeneous gravitational and vertical magnetic field is studied. Gas pressure and density are presented explicitly as a function of the external magnetic field. The influence of the external magnetic field on the magnetic and thermodynamic structures is illustrated by two exact solutions. The possible applications to sunspot and facular modeling are discussed.
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Work done at the Space Environment Laboratory, NOAA/ERL, Boulder, CO 80303, U.S.A.
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Osherovich, V.A. Magnetic flux tube in a stratified atmosphere under the influence of the vertical magnetic field. Sol Phys 94, 207–217 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151313
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