Abstract
The bispectrum is used to demonstrate that wave-wave coupling occurs when ponderomotive forces due to wave fields in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies are used to stabilize a magnetized plasma column against magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) interchange instabilities. The three waves that interact resonantly are an applied wave, a MHD wave, and the nonlinearly coupled sideband wave. The net ponderomotive forces contain partially canceling and augmenting contributions from each induced sideband field.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 271-273 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Physics of Fluids B |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computational Mechanics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes