Simulations of a hexagonal bundle using dif-
ferent values of net winding: from top to bot-
tom, L = 𝟢, 𝟣.𝟧 and 𝟤.𝟧. The bundle is more
twisted for higher winding values.
Sam is a PhD student at Durham Univeristy working on structures in the solar wind. His pastimes include pestering Clare about Linux and making Adam feel old. Seriously, who remembers the 90s?
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