Intermediate nonlinear evolution of the Parker instability: formation of convection-induced discontinuities and absence of finite-time singularities.

Academic Article

Abstract

  • Direct numerical simulations of the line-tied Parker (or magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor) instability, based on the fully compressible ideal magnetohydrodynamic equations, are presented. In the intermediate nonlinear phase, the instability continues to grow exponentially in time and the plasma tends to develop convection-induced discontinuities in the form of shocklike coherent structures. No evidence of finite-time singularities is seen.
  • Authors

  • Zhu, P
  • Bhattacharjee, A
  • Germaschewski, Kai
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • February 17, 2006
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    Pubmed Id

  • 16606001
  • Start Page

  • 065001
  • Volume

  • 96
  • Issue

  • 6