An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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The condition in a plasma when the → Lorentz force is zero, that is when the electric current flows along the magnetic field. Force-free magnetic fields are encountered in astrophysical plasmas with negligible gas pressure. The solar corona is the best available example of such fields in action in a plasma.

→ force; → free; → magnetic; → field.