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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 314 4 b Solution by
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The flux-function form solves identically. With , the poloidal relation and axisymmetry solve steady mass conservation. The ideal induction equation is solved by the velocity representation with the field-line angular velocity . The azimuthal momentum equation integrates once to the magnetohydrodynamic angular-momentum invariant .
What remains is the pressure or entropy equation and the two poloidal components of momentum. Projecting poloidal momentum along a field line produces the Bernoulli invariant in part (c); projecting across magnetic surfaces produces the transfield or Grad-Shafranov equation that determines their shape. An equation of state and boundary conditions complete the problem. The stellar gravitational potential is prescribed, so no self-gravity Poisson equation remains to solve.
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