On the evolution of a nonlinear Alfvén pulse

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 219-232

  Verwichte, E ^a,b   Nakariakov, V M ^a   Longbottom, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000075082     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: 14697807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377899007771     Document Type: Article

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