Transitions to tearing mode instability

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Aug 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985apj...295..634a&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 295, Aug. 15, 1985, p. 634-641.

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Plasma Physics

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Cosmic Plasma, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Plasma Physics, Solar Flares, Tearing Modes (Plasmas), Plasma Compression, Plasma Layers, Plasma Slabs, Solar Physics

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It is shown that a current profile which is initially stable to tearing instabilities can, through self-consistent evolution, make a transition to a profile which is unstable to tearing. The model process considered is the slow compression of a slab of plasma bounded by conducting boundaries. A compression of only a few percent is necessary to drive a profile unstable, if the initial shear is of the order of 45 deg across the current layer. This research is placed in context with the earlier qualitative studies of Emslie and Parker, and is presented in the sense of suggesting additional possible mechanisms for flare and reconnection processes.

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