Superradiance in a torus magnetosphere around a black hole

Science

Volumn 284, Issue 5411, 1999, Pages 115-118

  Van Putten, Maurice H P M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GRAVITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033515751     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5411.115     Document Type: Article

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