Finite Larmor radius and Hall effects on thermal instability of a compressible plasma

Pramana ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
R C Sharma ◽  
J N Misra
1994 ◽  
Vol 49 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 547-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Sharma ◽  
V. K. Bhardwaj

Abstract The thermal instability of a plasma in a porous medium in the presence of a finite Larmor radius (FLR) and Hall effects is considered. Oscillatory m odes due to the presence of a magnetic field (and hence the presence of FLR and Hall effects) are introduced. For stationary convection, the FLR may have a stabilizing or destabilizing effect, but a completely stabilizing one for a certain wave-number range. Similarly, the Hall currents may have a stabilizing or destabilizing effect but a completely stabilizing one for the same wave-number range under certain condition, whereas the medium permeability always has a destabilizing effect for stationary convection.


Physica B+C ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.C. Sharma ◽  
E. Nyland ◽  
K.P. Thakur

1986 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 724-728
Author(s):  
R. C. Sharma ◽  
Neela Rani

The thermosolutal instability of a compressible plasma due to the effects of the ion Larmor radius is considered. The system is found to be stable for (Cp/ g ) ß < 1. The finite Larm or radius and the compressibility introduce oscillatory modes in the system for (Cp /g) ß > 1. The compressibility, solute gradient and finite Larmor radius stabilize the stationary convection. The necessary conditions for overstability are also derived.


1975 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-465
Author(s):  
R. C. Sharma ◽  
Kirti Prakash

Abstract The effects of the finite Larmor radius of the ions on the thermal instability of a plasma are investigated. When the instability sets in as stationary convection, the finite Larmor radius is found to have a stabilizing effect. The conditions for the nonexistence of overstability are investigated. The case with horizontal magnetic field is discussed.


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