On the existence of non-linear force-free fields in three-dimensional domains

Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 942-967

  Boulmezaoud, Tahar Zamène ^a   Amari, Tahar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Beltrami flows; Curl operator; Force free fields; Hydromagnetics; Magnetic fields; Non linear PDE; Stars: Corona

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034344944     PISSN: 00442275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001531     Document Type: Article

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