title: Dynamical analysis of the nonlinear growth of the m = n = 1 resistive internal mode.
abstract: A dynamical analysis is presented that self-consistently takes into account the motion of the critical layer, in which the magnetic field reconnects, to describe how the m=n=1 resistive internal kink mode develops in the nonlinear regime. The amplitude threshold marking the onset of strong nonlinearities due to a balance between convective and mode coupling terms is identified. We predict quantitatively the early nonlinear growth rate of the m=n=1 mode below this threshold.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA.
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Firpo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coppi