Unstable normal modes induced by magnetic shear
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 19 (10), 1644-1646
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.861338
Abstract
A simple mathematical model is presented to describe instabilities resulting from the transferral of energy in different regions of an inhomogeneous plasma. The normal mode solution and the stability criterion are computed.Keywords
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