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Operator algebra and the stationary states of stellar magnetic fields

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A vector-operator algebra technique for solving magnetic field problems in a toroidal/poloidal representation is illustrated with physical examples. Among the illustrative examples are calculations of necessary and/or sufficient conditions for the existence of stationary magnetic fields in stellar interiors.

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  1. Joseph Henry Laboratories, Physics Dept., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., USA

    R. H. Dicke

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Paper dedicated to Professor Hannes Alfvén on the occasion of his 70th birthday, 30 May, 1978.

This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation.

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Dicke, R.H. Operator algebra and the stationary states of stellar magnetic fields. Astrophys Space Sci 55, 275–283 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642260

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