Theory and simulation of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the large Larmor radius
Abstract
The theory and first nonlinear simulations of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the limit of large ion Larmor radius are presented. It is shown that in the limit of large Larmor radius, the Rayleigh-Taylor instability evolves much faster and in a dramatically different manner than in the limit of small Larmor radius.
- Publication:
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Physical Review Letters
- Pub Date:
- December 1987
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1987PhRvL..59.2971H
- Keywords:
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- Computerized Simulation;
- Larmor Radius;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Stability;
- Taylor Instability;
- Cartesian Coordinates;
- Magnetohydrodynamics;
- Nonlinearity;
- Plasma Density;
- Plasma Physics;
- 52.30.Gz;
- 47.65.+a;
- 52.35.Py;
- 52.65.+z;
- Gyrokinetics;
- Macroinstabilities