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Nonlinear stabilization of m = 2 MHD kink modes

Journal Article · · Commun. Pure Appl. Math.; (United States)
The present work is concerned with the nonlinear stabilization of the well-known linearly unstable m = 2 magnetohydrodynamic kink modes in a cylindrical plasma with a vacuum interface. We shall study this problem from a perturbational viewpoint and obtain the nonlinear equation which governs the evolution of the mode amplitude. We adopt the method used by Stuart in deriving the Landau equation in fluid mechanics.
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-02-3077
OSTI ID:
5904710
Journal Information:
Commun. Pure Appl. Math.; (United States), Journal Name: Commun. Pure Appl. Math.; (United States) Vol. 31; ISSN CPAMA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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