Flute vortices in nonuniform magnetic fields

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Phys. Fluids; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.865215· OSTI ID:5437986

Yu, M Y; Shukla, P K; Varma, R K

Localized double vortices associated with the flute modes are shown to exist. Special emphasis is given to the effect of the convective variation of the fluid magnetic moment. It is shown that the latter effect considerably modifies the existence regions of the vortices.

• Research Organization: Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, 4630 Bochum 1, Federal Republic of Germany
• OSTI ID: 5437986
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids; (United States), Vol. 28:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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