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Hydromagnetic stability of rotating stratified compressible fluid flows

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The hydromagnetic stability of a radially stratified compressible fluid rotating between two coaxial cylinders is investigated. The stability with respect to axisymmetric disturbances is examined. The fluid system is found to be thoroughly stable to axisymmetric disturbances provided the fluid rotates very rapidly. The system is shown to be unstable to non-axisymmetric disturbances, and the slow amplifying hydromagnetic wave modes propagate against the basic rotation. The lower and upper bounds of the azimuthal phase speeds of the amplifying waves are determined. A quadrant theorem on the slow waves characteristic of a rapidly rotating fluid is derived. Special attention is given to the effects of compressibility of the fluid. Some results concerning the stabilitiy of an incompressible fluid system are obtained as special cases of the present analysis.

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Es wird die hydromagnetische Stabilität eines radial geschichteten kompressiblen Fluids untersucht, das zwischen zwei koaxialen Zylindern rotiert. Die Untersuchung der Stabilität in Bezug auf axisymmetrischen Störungen gibt volle Stabilität bei rascher Rotation. Für nicht axisymmetrische Störungen zeigt sich das System instabil, und die langsam angefachten hydromagnetischen Wellen pflanzen sich entgegen der Rotationsrichtung des Fluids fort. Es wird die untere und obere Grenze der azimutalen Phasengeschwindigkeit für diese Wellen bestimmt. Für die langsamen Wellen, charakteristisch für rasche Rotation des Fluids, wird ein Quadrant-Theorem hergeleitet. Die Kompressibilitätseffekte werden diskutiert, und Resultate für inkompressible Systeme ergeben sich als Sonderfälle.

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Srinivasan, V., Kandaswamy, P. & Debnath, L. Hydromagnetic stability of rotating stratified compressible fluid flows. Z. angew. Math. Phys. 35, 728–738 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00952119

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