SHEAR STABILIZATION OF THE RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR MODES

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作者
HAMEIRI, E
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[1] Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York
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10.1063/1.862438
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O3 [力学];
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08 ; 0801 ;
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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. © 1979 American Institute of Physics.
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