A self-similar solution of expanding cylindrical flux ropes for any polytropic index value

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 783-790

  Shimazu, Hironori ^a,b   Vandas, Marek ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

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GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0038666206     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351731     Document Type: Article

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