Dynamics of braided coronal loops - II. Cascade to multiple small-scale reconnection events
Dynamics of braided coronal loops - II. Cascade to multiple small-scale reconnection events
Aims. Our aim is to investigate the resistive relaxation of a magnetic loop that contains braided magnetic flux but no net current or helicity. The loop is subject to line-tied boundary conditions. We investigate the dynamical processes that occur during this relaxation, in particular the magnetic that occurs, and discuss …