Magnetohydrodynamic spectrum of gravitating plane plasmas with flow

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-240

  Van Der Holst, B ^a   Nijboer, R J ^a   Goedbloed, J P ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR FLOW;

GRAVITATING PLANE PLASMA; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SPECTRUM;

PLASMA FLOW;

EID: 0032627860     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377898007454     Document Type: Article

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