Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-98 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Physics of Fluids |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mechanics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes