Parker spiral model

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The Parker spiral model is a theoretical description of the Sun’s magnetic field being wound into a spiral shape throughout the heliosphere by the combination of solar rotation and the outward-flowing solar wind.

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instanceOf heliospheric magnetic field model ⓘ
solar physics concept ⓘ
theoretical model ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Parker spiral ⓘ
linked to: Parker spiral model
appliesTo heliosphere ⓘ
solar wind ⓘ
approximationOf large-scale heliospheric magnetic field ⓘ
assumes frozen-in magnetic field in the solar wind plasma ⓘ
steady, spherically symmetric solar wind ⓘ
basedOn radial outflow of the solar wind ⓘ
solar rotation ⓘ
describes large-scale configuration of the Sun’s magnetic field in the heliosphere ⓘ
structure of the interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ
developedBy Eugene N. Parker ⓘ
domain astrophysics ⓘ
space plasma physics ⓘ
explains orientation of the heliospheric magnetic field at 1 AU ⓘ
sector structure of the interplanetary magnetic field near Earth ⓘ
fieldComponent azimuthal magnetic field component ⓘ
radial magnetic field component ⓘ
fieldLineEquation r = (V_sw / Ω_sun) · (φ − φ_0) ⓘ
geometricType Archimedean spiral ⓘ
linked to: Archimedes' spiral
historicalContext introduced in the late 1950s ⓘ
implies magnetic field lines are carried outward by the solar wind ⓘ
magnetic field lines are wound into a spiral by solar rotation ⓘ
includesParameter heliocentric distance ⓘ
solar rotation rate ⓘ
solar wind speed ⓘ
influenced design and interpretation of heliophysics missions ⓘ
namedAfter Eugene N. Parker ⓘ
neglects small-scale magnetic turbulence ⓘ
time-dependent solar wind structures ⓘ
predicts Archimedean spiral geometry of field lines ⓘ
angle between magnetic field and radial direction increases with distance from the Sun ⓘ
azimuthal component of the heliospheric magnetic field ⓘ
radial decrease of magnetic field strength with heliocentric distance ⓘ
spiral shape of the interplanetary magnetic field lines ⓘ
relatedTo interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ
magnetohydrodynamics ⓘ
solar wind theory ⓘ
relevantTo interplanetary space ⓘ
planetary magnetospheric interaction with the solar wind ⓘ
solar-terrestrial relations ⓘ
testedBy in-situ magnetic field measurements by spacecraft ⓘ
spacecraft observations at different heliocentric distances ⓘ
usedIn cosmic ray transport studies ⓘ
interpretation of in-situ spacecraft magnetic field measurements ⓘ
space weather modeling ⓘ

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Eugene N. Parker → notableWork → Parker spiral model ⓘ
Parker spiral model → alsoKnownAs → Parker spiral ⓘ
linked to: Parker spiral model