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kink instability: a standalone construct

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kinkinstability1 CONSTRUCTKink instabilityKRUSKAL · PLASMA PHYSICS

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Plasma physics

a current-driven instability in which a plasma column bends and twists into a helix.

In plasma physics, kink instability refers to a current-driven instability in which a plasma column bends and twists into a helix. This meaning comes from Kruskal (1954) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences.[1]

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References

  1. Kruskal, M. D., & Schwarzschild, M. (1954). Some instabilities of a completely ionized plasma. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 223(1154), 348-360. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1954.0120

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