Fast magnetic reconnection in free space: Self-similar evolution process

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 550, Issue 2 PART 1, 2001, Pages 1119-1130

  Nitta, S ^a,e   Tanuma, S ^b,e,f   Shibata, K ^c   Maezawa, K ^d  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^f NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earth; ISM: magnetic fields; MHD; Sun: flares

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035314779     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319774     Document Type: Article

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