Suppression of the kink instability for
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M. A. Raadu
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Article
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1972
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Springer
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English
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Energy storage in chromospheric flux ropes is discussed, in the context of solar flares. The structure is represented by a cylindrically symmetric magnetic field of finite length. The field is assumed to be approximately force-free. The stability of the field to a kink perturbation is investigated.