Published January 1979
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Journal article
Shear stabilization of the Rayleigh--Taylor modes
Description
The effect of flow shear on the stability of rotating ideal magnetohydrodynamic equilibria is investigated. It is found that a large enough shear can sometimes completely stabilize the flute(k=0) modes. The most notable result is a theorem which provides for an analytical determination of the exact number of unstable modes. A weaker sufficient condition for stability is also derived
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Fluids
- Journal Volume
- 22
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Phys. Fluids.
- Journal Page Range
- 89-98
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 10446798
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EIGENVALUES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY; RICHARDSON NUMBER; ROTATION; SHEAR; STABILITY; TORMAC DEVICES
- Descriptors DEC
- CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTABILITY; MECHANICS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES