Modulational instability of a magneto-hydrodynamic jet

R. W. Lardner; S. K. Trehan

doi:10.1007/BF00651671

Modulational instability of a magneto-hydrodynamic jet

R. W. Lardner^*
, S. K. Trehan

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

The effect of a magnetic field on the nonlinear capillary instability of a fluid jet is examined using the method of multiple scales. It is a well-known result that a sufficiently strong magnetic field can, in the limit of zero viscosity and resistivity, completely suppress the linear capillary instability. It turns out that while the nonlinear (modulational) instability cannot be completely suppressed, the presence of a magnetic field does greatly increase the range of stable wave numbers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	261-281
Number of pages	21
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume	96
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651671
State	Published - Oct 1983

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