NUMERICAL BIFURCATION STUDY OF A NONLINEAR CURRENT SHEET MODEL

Authors
SCHROER A NEUKIRCH T KIESSLING M HESSE M SCHINDLER K
Citation
A. Schroer et al., NUMERICAL BIFURCATION STUDY OF A NONLINEAR CURRENT SHEET MODEL, Physics of plasmas, 1(1), 1994, pp. 213-215
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of plasmas → ACNP
ISSN journal
1070664X
Volume
1
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
213 - 215
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(1994)1:1<213:NBSOAN>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Results are presented of a numerical investigation of the strongly non linear bifurcation properties of an isothermal current sheet model whi ch has previously been investigated in the weakly nonlinear regime by analytical methods. With the method used, the linear stability of the bifurcating branch is also checked. The results have applications in t he stability of plasma systems with current sheets, e.g., the Earth's magnetotail or solar coronal arcades.