Abstract
The generation of vorticity in localized magnetic fields is explored under the low magnetic Reynolds number approximation. Analytic solutions for a creeping flow past a magnetic point dipole are obtained through a perturbation method. Also, numerical calculations for the flow past a finite size magnetic dipole are presented. It is shown that vortical structures may become unstable when inertial effects are not negligible.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 199-206 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Magnetohydrodynamics |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
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| State | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |