Reconnection in the solar corona: Role of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability

Solar Physics

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-129

  Lapenta, Giovanni ^a   Knoll, D A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0038203283     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024036917505     Document Type: Article

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