The stability of twisted magnetic fields in a fluid of finite electrical conductivity-II The hard-core pinch of low conductivity

Author(s):  
R Tayler
1978 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Maheshwari ◽  
P. K. Bhatia

The dynamic stability of a stratified layer of partially ionized compressible plasma is discussed to investigate the effects of finite electrical conductivity and ion viscosity. The prevailing magnetic field is assumed to be uniform and vertical. For a semi-infinite plasma having a one-dimensional exponential density gradient along the vertical, the dispersion relation has been obtained by variational methods. It is found that the ion viscosity and ion–neutral collisions, whether included jointly or separately, do not change the stability criterion of the perfectly conducting system. Their inclusion, however, has a tendency to reduce the growth rate of the unstable perturbations showing that they have a stabilizing influence. On the other hand the inclusion of the effects of finite resistivity and compressibility of the medium is found to be destabilizing as the wavenumber range over which the plasma would otherwise be stable, becomes unstable.


1962 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Talwar ◽  
J. N. Tandon

The stability of a hard-core fluid jet is investigated under the assumption of small electrical conductivity of the fluid for parallel and antiparallel current systems. For axisymmetric deformations the parallel current has a destabilizing influence whereas the antiparallel current improves the stability of the configuration. However, for non-axisymmetric deformations characterized by m = 1, it is shown that the jet becomes unstable in general, both for parallel and antiparallel current systems. The presence of an external conductor has been shown to have a stabilizing influence on kink instability.


Data ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Evgeny Mikhailov ◽  
Daniela Boneva ◽  
Maria Pashentseva

A wide range of astrophysical objects, such as the Sun, galaxies, stars, planets, accretion discs etc., have large-scale magnetic fields. Their generation is often based on the dynamo mechanism, which is connected with joint action of the alpha-effect and differential rotation. They compete with the turbulent diffusion. If the dynamo is intensive enough, the magnetic field grows, else it decays. The magnetic field evolution is described by Steenbeck—Krause—Raedler equations, which are quite difficult to be solved. So, for different objects, specific two-dimensional models are used. As for thin discs (this shape corresponds to galaxies and accretion discs), usually, no-z approximation is used. Some of the partial derivatives are changed by the algebraic expressions, and the solenoidality condition is taken into account as well. The field generation is restricted by the equipartition value and saturates if the field becomes comparable with it. From the point of view of mathematical physics, they can be characterized as stable points of the equations. The field can come to these values monotonously or have oscillations. It depends on the type of the stability of these points, whether it is a node or focus. Here, we study the stability of such points and give examples for astrophysical applications.


2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 1233-1242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orhan Turkoglu ◽  
Mustafa Soylak ◽  
Ibrahim Belenli

Chloro(phenyl)glyoxime, a vicinal dioxime, and its Ni(II), Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes were prepared. XRD patterns of the complexes point to similar crystal structures. IR and elemental analysis data revealed the 1:2 metal-ligand ratio in the complexes. The Co(II) complex is a dihydrate. Temperature dependence of electrical conductivity of the solid ligand and its complexes was measured in the temperature range 25-250 °C; it ranged between 10-14-10-6 Ω-1 cm-1 and increased with rising temperature. The activation energies were between 0.61-0.80 eV. The Co(II) complex has lower electric conductivity than the Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes. This difference in the conductivity has been attributed to differences in the stability of the complexes.


2006 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 99-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Ahmed ◽  
Faiz Mohammad

The films of polyaniline:polyethyleneterephthalate films were prepared by polymerizing aniline soaked in polyethyleneterephthalate films of different thicknesses. The films were characterized by FTIR as well as for their electrical properties. The electrical properties of the films were observed to be of good quality as almost all the films showed a great increase in their electrical conductivity from insulator to semiconductor region after doping with hydrochloric acid. All the films in their doped state follow the Arrhenius equation for the temperature dependence of electrical conductivity from 35 to 115oC. The thermooxidative stability was studied by thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis. The stability in terms of dc electrical conductivity retention was also studied under ambient conditions by two slightly different techniques viz. isothermal and cyclic techniques. The dc electrical conductivity of the films was found to be stable below 90oC for all the films under ambient conditions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Šoltis ◽  
Ján Šimkanin

Abstract We present an investigation of dynamo in a simultaneous dependence on the non-uniform stratification, electrical conductivity of the inner core and the Prandtl number. Computations are performed using the MAG dynamo code. In all the investigated cases, the generated magnetic fields are dipolar. Our results show that the dynamos, especially magnetic field structures, are independent in our investigated cases on the electrical conductivity of the inner core. This is in agreement with results obtained in previous analyses. The influence of non-uniform stratification is for our parameters weak, which is understandable because most of the shell is unstably stratified, and the stably stratified region is only a thin layer near the CMB. The teleconvection is not observed in our study. However, the influence of the Prandtl number is strong. The generated magnetic fields do not become weak in the polar regions because the magnetic field inside the tangent cylinder is always regenerated due to the weak magnetic diffusion.


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