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Evolution of the distribution of the relative angle between the magnetic field and the filament (θ) in High_B (top) and Low_B (bottom). The black dashed lines mark the random distribution for the relative orientation of two independent vectors in 3D. The yellow dotted lines mark the average Alfvén Mach number ℳA for filament portions at a given θ (scale on the right axis). With a strong magnetic field, filaments align perpendicularly to B, while a weak magnetic field stimulates parallel configurations. The positive dependence of ℳA on θ and the angle distribution suggests that filament orientation relative to B is governed by alfvénic modes in strong fields and by turbulent flows in weak fields.

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