Generating vorticity and magnetic fields in plasmas in general relativity: Spacetime curvature drive
Generating vorticity and magnetic fields in plasmas in general relativity: Spacetime curvature drive
Using the generally covariant magnetofluid formalism for a hot plasma, a new spacetime curvature driven mechanism for generating seed vorticity/magnetic field is presented. The ``battery'' owes its origin to the interaction between gravity and the inhomogeneous plasma thermodynamics. The general relativistic drive is evaluated for two simple cases: seed formation …