States of minimum dissipation in magnetohydrodynamics: A review

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 56, Issue PART 2, 1996, Pages 531-551

  Phillips, Lee ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; STEADY STATES;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030368142     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022377800019450     Document Type: Review

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