Kinetic helicity and MHD turbulence

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-193

  Oughton, Sean ^a   Prandi, Rossella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

KINETIC HELICITY;

PLASMA TURBULENCE;

EID: 0034244683     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377800008424     Document Type: Article

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