Open AccessInterplay between Kelvin‐Helmholtz and Current‐driven Instabilities in Jets
Author(s) -
Hubert Baty,
Rony Keppens
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the astrophysical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376
H-Index - 489
eISSN - 1538-4357
pISSN - 0004-637X
DOI - 10.1086/343893
Subject(s) - physics , instability , magnetic field , magnetohydrodynamics , jet (fluid) , vortex , supersonic speed , mechanics , magnetohydrodynamic drive , classical mechanics , vortex sheet , vorticity , quantum mechanics
We investigate, by means of three dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamicnumerical simulations, the interaction of Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) andcurrent-driven (CD) instabilities in a magnetized cylindrical jet conguration.
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