A PROPOSED METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS FO THE STABILITY OF HIGHLY SYMMETRIC HYDROMAGNETIC EQUILIBRIA VIA THE BOLTZMANN EQUATION. Technical Memo 57
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4299828
A method is presented which in principle permits the investigation of the stability of hydromagnetic equilibria via the Boltzmann equation in the limit of negligible collisions. It is applicable only to certain highly symmetric situations, namely slab and cylinder symmetry, but where applicable it does not require any assumptions of quasi-neutrality, adiabaticity, etc. which are common to the familiar hydromagnetic treatments of the problem. The technique is an extension to the problem of small motions about an equilibrium configuration of a method for the determination of selfconsistent equilibria. It consists in employing as coordinates in the Boltzmann equation quantities which are constants of the motion in the equilibrium. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Univ., N.J. Project Matterhorn
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(30-1)-1238
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-004813
- OSTI ID:
- 4299828
- Report Number(s):
- NYO-7996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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