ALFVÉN WAVES IN SIMULATIONS OF SOLAR PHOTOSPHERIC VORTICES
ALFVÉN WAVES IN SIMULATIONS OF SOLAR PHOTOSPHERIC VORTICES
Using advanced numerical magneto-hydrodynamic simulations of the magnetised solar photosphere, including non-grey radiative transport and a non-ideal equation of state, we analyse plasma motions in photospheric magnetic vortices. We demonstrate that apparent vortex-like motions in photospheric magnetic field concentrations do not exhibit "tornado"-like behaviour or a "bath-tub" effect. While at …