Ball lightning as a force-free magnetic knot

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 7181-7190

  Rañada, Antonio F ^a   Soler, Mario ^a   Trueba, José L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

BALL LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC KNOTS; TAYLOR RELAXATION;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0037552062     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.7181     Document Type: Article

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