Helical instability of a plasma column [electronic resource]
A linear and nonlinear theory of helical instability for a plasma cylinder is treated in frames of ideal magnetohydrodynamics. The nonlinear stage of the instability growth is considered quasistatically, i.e., the temporal sequence of states of a system is represented by a chain of properly chosen h...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1974.
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| Summary: | A linear and nonlinear theory of helical instability for a plasma cylinder is treated in frames of ideal magnetohydrodynamics. The nonlinear stage of the instability growth is considered quasistatically, i.e., the temporal sequence of states of a system is represented by a chain of properly chosen helical equilibrium configurations. If the states are connected by conservation laws, the system under consideration performs periodical oscillations. A feature of the nonlinear stage of the process consists in formation of magnetic surfaces with a fibrous structure. (auth) |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 12/01/1974. "ornl-tr--4028" Zueva, N. M.; Solov'ev, L. S. AN SSSR, Moscow (USSR). Inst. Prikladnoj Matematiki. Sponsor not identified. |
| Physical Description: | 10 p. : digital, PDF file. |