The Physics of Fluids · 1976 · 199 citations · 14 references
Finite Fluid CompressibilityCompressible FlowEngineeringPhysicsMechanicsFluid MechanicsCompression (Physics)Applied PhysicsPrinceton Large TorusPlasma InstabilityMagnetohydrodynamicsPlasma PhysicsResistive InstabilitiesMagnetic Confinement FusionMechanics Of MaterialsTearing Mode
Application of resistive instability theory shows that toroidal effects can stabilize the tearing mode in devices like the Princeton Large Torus. Contraction of the current channel is destabilizing. Finite fluid compressibility is crucial to this phenomenon.
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