Galactic dynamo and spiral arms - 3D MHD simulations

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 373-381

  Elstner, D ^a   Lesch, H ^b   Von Linden, Susane ^c   Otmianowska Mazur, Katarzyna ^d   Urbanik, M ^d  

^a ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Galactic magnetic fields; MHD galactic dynamo; Numerical simulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006310312     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023321207427     Document Type: Article

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