Compressibility effects on hydromagnetic surface

Somasundaram, K and Uberoi, C (1982) Compressibility effects on hydromagnetic surface. In: Solar Physics, 81 (1). pp. 19-24.

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Abstract

The dispersion equation for hydromagnetic surface waves along a plasma-plasma interface has been solved as a function of the compressibility factor c 1/v A1, where c 1 and v A1 are the acoustic and Alfvén wave speed in one of the medium, for general wave propagation direction. Both slow and fast magnetosonic surface waves can exist. The nature and existence of these waves depends on the values of c 1/v A1 and theta, the angle of wave propagation. For low-beta plasmas only fast mode exists. The slow mode does not propagate below a critical value of c 1. When c 1 rarr infin the phase velocity of the slow wave tend to the Alfvén surface wave velocity in the incompressible media and for large theta the phase velocity of the fast wave approaches this value. The phase velocity of the slow wave increases whereas for the fast wave it decreases with increase in the angle theta.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Solar Physics
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Mathematics
Date Deposited:	28 May 2009 11:09
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:31
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/20169

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