Nonlinear evolution of a weakly unstable wave in a free shear with a weak parallel magnetic field

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 369, Issue , 1998, Pages 217-252

  Shukhman, I G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLAR TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

NONLINEAR SPATIAL EVOLUTION;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0032140870     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022112098001748     Document Type: Article

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