On the centrifugally driven electrostatic instability in extragalactic jets
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The stability problem of the rotation induced electrostatic wave in extragalactic jets is presented. Solving a set of equations describing dynamics of a relativistic plasma flow of AGN jets, the instability rate has been derived and estimated for typical values of extragalactic jets. The growth rate was analyzed versus the wave length and inclination angle and it has been found that the instability time scales were less by many orders of magnitude than typical ages of the jets, indicating high efficiency of the instability.
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