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Maximum growth rates of magnetoatmospheric instabilities

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Simple bounds on the growth rates of magneto-atmospheric instabilities are derived, both for perturbations along and perpendicular to a horizontal magnetic field. The physical significance of a singular level for stable modes is briefly discussed.

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  1. Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

    J. A. Adam

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Adam, J.A. Maximum growth rates of magnetoatmospheric instabilities. Astrophys Space Sci 47, L5–L7 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651375

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