2 papers
astro-ph2008★ 1 cited
Liquid metal experiments on the helical magnetorotational instability
Frank Stefani, Gunter Gerbeth, Thomas Gundrum +3
The magnetorotational instability (MRI) plays an essential role in the formation of stars and black holes. By destabilizing hydrodynamically stable Keplerian flows, the MRI trigger…
astro-ph2006★ 12 cited
Nonlinear simulations of magnetic Taylor-Couette flow with current-free helical magnetic fields
Jacek Szklarski, Günther Rüdiger
The magnetorotational instability (MRI) in cylindrical Taylor-Couette flow with external helical magnetic field is simulated for infinite and finite aspect ratios. We solve the MHD…