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Originally Posted by CraigS
Just noticed this article … (about recent results of modelling in turbulent flows) ...
.. which led me to this paper …
"The Breakdown of Alfven’s Theorem in Ideal Plasma Flows"
To cut a long story short, Alfven’s Theory prohibits magnetic reconnection.
Explaining 'fast magnetic reconnection' is a well-known problem of plasma physics, even though it is used to explain many phenomena in astrophysics. If it can be explained, lots will be accounted for in phenomena like dynamo action, solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
As I understand it, since Alven’s Theory prohibits reconnection, any fundamental theory proposing fast reconnection, must also explain why the plasmas stop behaving like fluids, and revert back to the 'rubber-like' behaviours predicted by Alven.
These conditions may be sufficient however, to demonstrate that Alven's Theory prohibiting reconnection, has been all but disproven.
Our EU friends will not like this one, and will probably dance around a lot …. (again).
Cheers |
More importantly the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Magnetic reconnection has been confirmed in the laboratory.
Regards
Steven