STABILITY OF HELMHOLTZ PLASMA FLOW IN A DISCONTINUOUS MAGNETIC FIELD,

Abstract

An investigation is made of linear stability effects of time dependent plasma flow of Helmholtz type in a discontinuous magnetic field by means of Laplace transforms. The stabilities arise because of a tangential discontinuity of velocities between two streams of a homogeneous, nondissipative, incompressible, isotropic plasma. The plasma is characterised by a negative Richardson number and constant Alfven velocity which has a jump at the interface. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 27, 1967
Accession Number
AD0658044

Entities

People

  • Franz Herrnegger

Organizations

  • University of Innsbruck

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Discontinuities
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Mechanics
  • Richardson Number

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics