Flow-curvature effect on linear Rayleigh-Taylor instability in magnetized plasmas

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Chakrabarti, N [1 ]
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[1] Univ Dusseldorf, Inst Theoret Phys, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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10.1063/1.873422
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
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The effect of sheared poloidal flow on the linear Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) instability of magnetized plasma is reexamined. In the weak curvature flow limit (V-perpendicular to 0" much less than 1) the linear RT mode stabilization effect is recovered. In the strong flow curvature limit (V-perpendicular to 0" much greater than 1) it is shown that the RT mode may not stabilize. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S1070-664X(99)00905-2].
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