Tearing modes in the magnetopause current sheet |
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| Authors: | G. S. Lakhina K. Schindler |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Colaba, Bombay, India;(2) Ruhr Universität Bochum, F.R.G. |
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| Abstract: | A simple method is proposed to investigate the stability of a charge neutral magnetopause current sheet with respect to the tearing-mode instability. This method may serve as a useful tool in understanding the processes of local opening of the closed magnetosphere. |
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