A Modal View of Oscillations in Inhomogeneous Compressible MHD
P.S.Cally and S.T.Maddison
Abstract
The description of oscillations in inhomogeneous magnetohydrodynamic plasmas
in terms of spatial Fourier modes is extended beyond the previous analyses
of the incompressible case to a fully compressible plasma in a rigid box.
Attention is focused upon the cusp and Alfvén continua and their interaction
with a discrete fast-wave spectrum. The modal approach yields novel insights,
as well as providing a convenient method of numerical solution.
smaddison@swin.edu.au
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