Current-sheet formation near a hyperbolic magnetic neutral line in the presence of a plasma flow with a uniform shear-strain rate: An exact solution

    Authors

    B. K. Shivamoggi

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Phys. Lett. A

    Keywords

    Physics, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    An exact solution for the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations for a time-dependent, two-dimensional flow of an incompressible plasma with a uniform shear-strain rate in hyperbolic magnetic field is given. This solution predicts that the presence of a shear-strain in the plasma-flow tends to impede the current-sheet formation near the hyperbolic magnetic neutral line. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Physics Letters A

    Volume

    258

    Issue/Number

    2-3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    131

    Last Page

    134

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000081613700009

    ISSN

    0375-9601

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