\begin{table}%t1 \par \caption{\label{Tab_un-dimensioned}Definition of the main non-dimensional variables.} %\centerline {\begin{tabular}{@{}r@{~~}c@{~~}ll@{}} \hline\hline Symbol$^{{a}}$ & & Definition & Quantity\\ \hline $\Dn$~ &$=$& $D /\Do$ & distance of the axis apex to the Sun \\ $\Ln$~ &$=$& $L(D) / L(\Do)$ & flux rope length \\ $\Ptn$ &$=$& $\frac{\varpi(D)}{\varpi(\Do)} \frac{\Pt(D)}{\Pt(\Do)}$ & total pressure at the flux rope boundary \\ $\ron$ &$=$& $\ro/\Ro$ & radial coordinate of the reference field \\ $\rn$~ &$=$& $(\Ptn)^{1/4} ~ r/\Ro$ & radial coordinate\\ $\Bn$~ &$=$& $(\Ptn)^{-1/2}~ B/\Bco$ & magnetic field strength at $r$ \\ $\Bnc$ &$=$& $(\Ptn)^{-1/2}~ \Bc/\Bco$& magnetic field strength at the center\\ $\sn$~ &$=$& $\Ln~(\Ptn)^{1/4}$ & size factor \\ $\aon$ &$=$& $\ao \Ro$ & amount of twist for the GH field \\ $\Aon$ &$=$& $\Ao /\Ro$ & axial field extension for the SP field \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \par \smallskip $^{{a}}$ The non-dimensional variables (with a \~\ on top) are normalized at the reference field, that is labeled with a ``o'' subscript. The reference field is at a distance~$\Do$ from the Sun, it has a radius~$\Ro$ and a central field strength $\Bco$. The value of $B$ taken at the flux rope center have a ``$c$'' subscript. GH means Gold \& Hoyle and SP ``split'' (see Sects.~\ref{N-GH} and~\ref{N-SP}). \end{table}