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The non-axisymmetrical configuration of a large-scale solar and stellar magnetic field

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The non-axisymmetric and nonlinear solutions of the magnetostatic equations are given in three-dimensional space of spherical coordinates (r, θ, ϕ). These solutions are applied to the large-scale solar magnetic field. Their basic features are similar to a dipole field near the polar regions and the polarity reverses near the equator. These features agree with observations for the large-scale solar magnetic field. The solutions can also be applied to investigating the connection between the structure of the magnetic field and the density distribution of the corona. It is shown that the tops of the closed magnetic field associate with density enhancements.

Similar results may apply to the large-scale configuration of the stellar field.

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  1. Institute of Mechanics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China

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Hu, WR. The non-axisymmetrical configuration of a large-scale solar and stellar magnetic field. Astrophys Space Sci 90, 391–403 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650071

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