Linear Stability Analysis of Relativistic Magnetized Jets: Methodology
arXiv:2306.16835 · doi:10.3390/universe9090386
Abstract
The stability of astrophysical jets in the linear regime is investigated by presenting the methodology to find the growth rates of the various instabilities. We perturb a cylindrical axisymmetric steady jet, linearize the relativistic ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations, and analyze the evolution of the eigenmodes of the perturbation by deriving the differential equations that need to be integrated subject to the appropriate boundary conditions, in order to find the dispersion relation. We also apply the WKBJ approximation and additionally give analytical solutions in some subcases corresponding to unperturbed jets with constant bulk velocity along the symmetry axis.
Published in Universe (Open Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/universe9090386)
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