Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in MHD flows
Abstract
The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) could be a potential source for some of the Alfvénic fluctuations observed in the solar wind. The nonlinear evolution of KHI is examined in 2+1 dimensions in the context of magnetohydrodynamics. We derived a nonlinear Schródinger equation (NLSE) and we obtained soliton solutions of this 2+1 dimensions NLSE.
- Publication:
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Solar Activity and its Magnetic Origin
- Pub Date:
- 2006
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- Bibcode:
- 2006IAUS..233..313K