Resistive and viscous convection in a cylindrical plasma

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.28.3125· OSTI ID:5373363

Gomberoff, L

It is shown that the combined effect of resistivity, viscosity, and thermal conductivity leads to large-scale stationary convection. This is done for a cylindrical current-carrying plasma in a shearless magnetic field. Convection is shown to take place for large wave numbers and B/sub theta//B/sub z/>>1.

• Research Organization: Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias Basicas, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
• OSTI ID: 5373363
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Vol. 28:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INSTABILITY
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