NASA NTRS · 19770028218
High conductivity magnetic tearing instability
Abstract
Linearized equations of magnetohydrodynamics are used to investigate the tearing mode, for arbitrary values of the conductivity, through a consideration of the additional effect of the electron-inertia contribution to Ohm's law. A description is provided of the equilibrium and subsequent instability in the magnetohydrodynamic approximation. A method for solving the perturbation equations in the linear approximation is discussed and attention is given to the results in the high conductivity limit.
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Cross, M. A., Van Hoven, G.. 1976-10-01. High conductivity magnetic tearing instability. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19770028218
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