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The development of the tearing instability is studied in the presence of a high toroidal magnetic field and a high plasma conductivity. The variation of the plasma density is shown to be significant in this case.
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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 3–9, March–April, 1998.
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Zhukov, V.P., Fuchs, G. Influence of the hall effect on plasma compressibility in a strong toroidal magnetic field. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 39, 159–165 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02468080
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