Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Physics of Plasmas
6 (1999), S. 2883-2886
ISSN:
1089-7674
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Using a compressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulation method, the coupling mode between Kelvin–Helmholtz (K–H) and resistive instabilities has been investigated. It is found that, in compressible plasmas, the coupling mode can take place in a limited range of ambient shear flow velocity, beyond which the coupling mode is stabilized. The flow shear can significantly enhance the growth of the coupling mode. Only in a narrow range of plasma beta, could the coupling mode occur. It is deduced that this kind of coupling mode may appear at Earth's magnetopause. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.873245
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