Simulation of gas flow in a cometary Knudsen layer

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 975-996

  Skorov, Yu V ^a   Rickman, H ^b  

^a KELDYSH INSTITUTE OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS   (Russian Federation)

^b BOX 515   (Sweden)

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EID: 0000327455     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00226-2     Document Type: Article

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