Ja. Tataronis et al., THE IDEAL MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC CONTINUOUS SPECTRA OF A CYLINDRICAL PLASMA - SOLUTION OF THE INITIAL-VALUE PROBLEM, Physics of plasmas, 5(10), 1998, pp. 3789-3792
The initial value problem of the linearized equations of compressible
magnetohydrodynamics in cylindrical screw-pinch geometry is treated. T
he initial value terms that arise in the Laplace-transformed equations
are retained. The formation of continuous spectra is examined, includ
ing possible effects of the initial value terms. In accordance with ea
rlier findings, the well-known shear Alfven and cusp continua are foun
d. No evidence of continua tied to the fast and slow magnetosonic wave
s is found. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S1070-664X(98)027
10-4].