Jon A. Linker

TL;DR: In this paper, the magnetic field expands outward in a process that opens the field lines and produces a tangential discontinuity, leading to an impulsive release of magnetic energy, fast flows, and the ejection of a plasmoid.

TL;DR: It is shown that it is possible to create a highly nonlinear three-dimensional force-free configuration consisting of a twisted magnetic flux rope representing the magnetic structure of a prominence and exhibiting an S-shaped structure, as observed in soft X-ray sigmoid structures.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of current efforts in the theory and modeling of CMEs, focusing on how energy stored in the coronal magnetic field can be released violently to drive CME driven shocks.

TL;DR: In this paper, a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation of the corona was proposed to model its global plasma density and temperature structure with sufficient accuracy to reproduce many of the multispectral properties observed in extreme ultraviolet (EW) and X-ray emission.

TL;DR: In this article, a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic model of the global solar corona is described, which uses observed photospheric magnetic fields as a boundary condition, and a version of the model with a polytropic energy equation is used to interpret solar observations, including eclipse images of the corona, Ulysses spacecraft measurements of the interplanetary magnetic field, and coronal hole boundaries from Kitt Peak He 10 830 A maps.