Coherent nonlinear destabilization of tearing modes
- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 27 (4) , 769-772
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.864693
Abstract
The linear stability of a helical quasi‐equilibrium containing large‐amplitude q=2 magnetic islands in a cylinder is investigated. Three‐dimensional tearing modes are driven unstable by the strong current gradient associated with this helical equilibrium.Keywords
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