Riemannian geometrical constraints on magnetic vortex filaments in plasmas

Two theorems on the Riemannian geometrical constraints on vortex magnetic filaments acting as dynamos in (MHD) flows are presented. The use of Gauss-Mainard-Codazzi equations allows us to investigate in detail the influence of curvature and torsion of vortex filaments in the MHD dynamos. This application follows closely previous applications to Heisenberg spin equation to the investigations in magnetohydrostatics given by Schief (Plasma Physics J. 10, 7, 2677 (2003)). The Lorentz force on vortex filaments are computed and the ratio between the forces along different directions are obtained in terms of the ratio between the corresponding magnetic fields which equals also the ratio between the Frenet torsion and vortex line curvature. A similar relation between Lorentz forces, magnetic fields and twist, which is proportional to total torsion integral has been obtained by Ricca (Fluid Dyn. Res. 36,319 (2005)) in the case of inflexional desiquilibrium of magnetic flux-tubes. This is due to the fact that the magnetic vortex lines are a limit case of the magnetic flux-tubes when the lenght of the tube is much greater than the radius of the tube. Magnetic helicity equation of the filament allows us again to determine the magnetic fields ratio from Frenet curvature and torsion of the vortex lines. Departamento de F́ısica Teorica, Instituto de F́ısica,UERJ,[email protected]