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INTEREST has recently been shown in Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities such as might affect the flow of a striated fluid in a magnetohydrodynamic-generator duct. In such situations there will be an electromagnetic force of value J × B, where J is the electric-current density and B is the magnetic-field strength, in addition to forces due to gravity and acceleration of the fluid.
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BAKER, R. Maximum Growth Rate of Rayleigh-Tayfor Instabilities due to an Electromagnetic Force. Nature 207, 65–66 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207065a0
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