Abstract
Two nonlinear effects which may be of relevance in the development of tearing mode instability are discussed:
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effect of a given background turbulence of drift waves on the growth of tearing modes, and
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effect of a plasma flow towards the X points on nonlinear growth of tearing modes.
The possible relevance of the latter process to disruptive instability in tokamaks is also discussed.
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Kaw, P. (1977). Some Nonlinear Effects in Tearing Mode Instability. In: Wilhelmsson, H. (eds) Plasma Physics. Nobel Symposium Committee (1976), vol 36. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1571-2_24
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