Approximation of linear force-free fields in bounded 3-D domains

We introduce and study some methods and algorithms for approximating linear forcefree fields solution of the equation curl B = @aB in a bounded domain of R^3. Several numerical tests are done in order to study approximation error, compare algorithms, and display some additional properties of force-free fields.

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