Coalescence of two parallel current loops in a nonrelativistic electron-positron plasma

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 844-852

  Zhao, J ^a   Sakai, J I ^a   Nishikawa, K I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000309015     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.871784     Document Type: Article

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