Staff profile

• Magnetohydrodynamics
• Topological constraints

Journal Article

• Investigating the Effects of Atmospheric Stratification on Coronal Active Region Field Modeling
  
  Rice, O., & Prior, C. (2025). Investigating the Effects of Atmospheric Stratification on Coronal Active Region Field Modeling. The Astrophysical Journal, 981(1), Article 86. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb1ae
• Investigating the Efficacy of Topologically Derived Time Series for Flare Forecasting. I. Data Set Preparation
  
  Williams, T., Prior, C. B., & MacTaggart, D. (2025). Investigating the Efficacy of Topologically Derived Time Series for Flare Forecasting. I. Data Set Preparation. The Astrophysical Journal, 980(1), Article 102. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ada600
• Winding and magnetic helicity in periodic domains
  
  Xiao, D., Prior, C. B., & Yeates, A. R. (2025). Winding and magnetic helicity in periodic domains. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 481(2307), Article 20240152. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2024.0152
• MdfA is a novel ClpC adaptor protein that functions in the developing
  
  Massoni, S. C., Evans, N. J., Hantke, I., Fenton, C., Torpey, J. H., Collins, K. M., Krysztofinska, E. M., Muench, J. H., Thapaliya, A., Martínez-Lumbreras, S., Hart Ferrell, S., Slater, C., Wang, X., Fekade, R., Obwar, S., Yin, S., Vazquez, A., Prior, C. B., Turgay, K., … Camp, A. H. (2025). MdfA is a novel ClpC adaptor protein that functions in the developing. Genes & Development, 39, 510-523. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.352498.124
• Deciphering the Pre–solar-storm Features of the 2017 September Storm From Global and Local Dynamics
  
  Raphaldini, B., Dikpati, M., Norton, A. A., Teruya, A. S. W., McIntosh, S. W., Prior, C. B., & MacTaggart, D. (2023). Deciphering the Pre–solar-storm Features of the 2017 September Storm From Global and Local Dynamics. The Astrophysical Journal, 958(2), Article 175. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acfef0
• The SKMT Algorithm: A method for assessing and comparing underlying protein entanglement
  
  Bale, A., Rambo, R., & Prior, C. (2023). The SKMT Algorithm: A method for assessing and comparing underlying protein entanglement. PLOS Computational Biology, 19(11), Article e1011248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011248
• Computation of Winding-Based Magnetic Helicity and Magnetic Winding Density for SHARP Magnetograms in Spherical Coordinates
  
  Xiao, D., Prior, C. B., & Yeates, A. R. (2023). Computation of Winding-Based Magnetic Helicity and Magnetic Winding Density for SHARP Magnetograms in Spherical Coordinates. Solar Physics, 298(10), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-023-02211-9
• Spherical winding and helicity
  
  Xiao, D., Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2023). Spherical winding and helicity. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 56(20), Article 205201. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/accc17
• ARTop: an open-source tool for measuring active region topology at the solar photosphere
  
  Alielden, K., MacTaggart, D., Ming, Q., Prior, C., & Raphaldini, B. (2023). ARTop: an open-source tool for measuring active region topology at the solar photosphere. RAS Techniques and Instruments, 2(1), 398-407. https://doi.org/10.1093/rasti/rzad029
• A minimal model of elastic instabilities in biological filament bundles
  
  Panter, J., Kusumaatmaja, H., & Prior, C. (2022). A minimal model of elastic instabilities in biological filament bundles. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 19(194), Article 20220287. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0287
• Magnetic Winding as an Indicator of Flare Activity in Solar Active Regions
  
  Raphaldini, B., Prior, C. B., & MacTaggart, D. (2022). Magnetic Winding as an Indicator of Flare Activity in Solar Active Regions. Astrophysical Journal, 927(2), Article 156. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac4df9
• An exact threshold for separator bifurcation
  
  Prior, C., & Wyper, P. (2022). An exact threshold for separator bifurcation. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 116(4), 321-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2022.2085696
• Intrinsic winding of braided vector fields in tubular subdomains
  
  Prior, C. B., & Yeates, A. R. (2021). Intrinsic winding of braided vector fields in tubular subdomains. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 54(46), Article 465701. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/ac2ea3
• Direct evidence that twisted flux tube emergence creates solar active regions
  
  MacTaggart, D., Prior, C., Raphaldini, B., Romano, P., & Guglielmino, S. (2021). Direct evidence that twisted flux tube emergence creates solar active regions. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26981-7
• WASP: a software package for correctly characterizing the topological development of ribbon structures
  
  Sierzega, Z., Wereszczynski, J., & Prior, C. (2021). WASP: a software package for correctly characterizing the topological development of ribbon structures. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 1527. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80851-8
• Helicity and winding fluxes as indicators of twisted flux emergence
  
  MacTaggart, D., & Prior, C. (2021). Helicity and winding fluxes as indicators of twisted flux emergence. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 115(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2020.1740925
• Magnetic winding – a key to unlocking topological complexity in flux emergence
  
  MacTaggart, D., & Prior, C. (2021). Magnetic winding – a key to unlocking topological complexity in flux emergence. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1730(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1730/1/012013
• The alternative Kirchhoff Approximation in Elastodynamics with applications in ultrasonic non-destructive testing
  
  Fradkin, L., Djakou, A., Prior, C., Darmon, M., Chatillion, S., & Calmon, P.-F. (2020). The alternative Kirchhoff Approximation in Elastodynamics with applications in ultrasonic non-destructive testing. The ANZIAM Journal, 62(4), 406-422. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1446181120000036
• Spatial scales and locality of magnetic helicity
  
  Prior, C., Hawkes, G., & Berger, M. (2020). Spatial scales and locality of magnetic helicity. Astronomy and Astrophysics., 635, Article A95. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936675
• Obtaining Tertiary Protein Structures by the ab Initio Interpretation of Small Angle X-ray Scattering Data
  
  Prior, C., Davies, O. R., Bruce, D., & Pohl, E. (2020). Obtaining Tertiary Protein Structures by the ab Initio Interpretation of Small Angle X-ray Scattering Data. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 16(3), 1985-2001. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.9b01010
• Magnetic winding: what is it and what is it good for?
  
  Prior, C., & MacTaggart, D. (2020). Magnetic winding: what is it and what is it good for?. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 476(2242), Article 20200483. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2020.0483
• Using topology to locate the position where fully three-dimensional reconnection occurs
  
  Gekelman, W., DeHaas, T., Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2020). Using topology to locate the position where fully three-dimensional reconnection occurs. SN Applied Sciences, 2(12). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-03896-4
• Interpreting magnetic helicity flux in solar flux emergence
  
  Prior, C., & MacTaggart, D. (2019). Interpreting magnetic helicity flux in solar flux emergence. Journal of Plasma Physics, 85(2), Article 775850201. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377819000229
• Observational signatures of magnetic field structure in relativistic AGN jets
  
  Prior, C., & Gourgouliatos, K. (2019). Observational signatures of magnetic field structure in relativistic AGN jets. Astronomy and Astrophysics., 622, Article A122. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834469
• Quantifying reconnective activity in braided vector fields
  
  Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2018). Quantifying reconnective activity in braided vector fields. Physical Review . E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 98(1), Article 013204. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.98.013204
• The emergence of braided magnetic fields
  
  Prior, C., & MacTaggart, D. (2016). The emergence of braided magnetic fields. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 110(5), 432-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2016.1216552
• Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry. II. Comparative behaviour
  
  Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2016). Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry. II. Comparative behaviour. Astronomy and Astrophysics., 591, Article A16. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201528053
• The extended polar writhe: a tool for open curves mechanics
  
  Prior, C., & Neukirch, S. (2016). The extended polar writhe: a tool for open curves mechanics. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 49(21), Article 215201. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/49/21/215201
• Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry. I. Construction and relaxation
  
  Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2016). Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry. I. Construction and relaxation. Astronomy and Astrophysics., 587, Article A125. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527231
• Ribbon curling via stress relaxation in thin polymer films
  
  Prior, C., Moussou, J., Chakrabarti, B., Jensen, O., & Juel, A. (2016). Ribbon curling via stress relaxation in thin polymer films. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(7), 1719-1724. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1514626113
• Helical Birods: An Elastic Model of Helically Wound Double-Stranded Rods
  
  Prior, C. (2014). Helical Birods: An Elastic Model of Helically Wound Double-Stranded Rods. Journal of Elasticity, 117(2), 231-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-014-9472-7
• On the helicity of open magnetic fields
  
  Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2014). On the helicity of open magnetic fields. Astrophysical Journal, 787(2), Article 100. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/787/2/100
• On the shape of force-free field lines in the solar corona.
  
  Prior, C., & Berger, M. (2012). On the shape of force-free field lines in the solar corona. Solar Physics, 278(2), 323-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-012-9938-3
• Stability estimates for a twisted rod under terminal loads: a three-dimensional study
  
  Prior, C., & Majumdar, A. (2012). Stability estimates for a twisted rod under terminal loads: a three-dimensional study. Journal of Elasticity, 109(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-012-9371-8
• The fourier transform of tubular densities
  
  Prior, C., & Goriely, A. (2012). The fourier transform of tubular densities. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 45(22). https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/45/22/225208