title: Parametric resonance in ideal magnetohydrodynamics
abstract: We show that an external nonelectromagnetic periodic inhomogeneous force sets up a parametric resonance in an ideal magnetohydrodynamics. Alfven waves with certain wavelengths grow exponentially in amplitude. Nonlinear interaction between the resonant harmonics produces the long-term modulation of amplitudes. The mechanism of the energy transformation from an external nonelectromagnetic force to magnetic oscillations of the system presented here can be used in understanding the physical background of the gravitational action on the magnetized medium. Future application of this theory to several astrophysical problems is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory, Alexander Kazbegi Avenue 2a, Tbilisi 380060, Georgia.
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Zaqarashvili