A self-similar solution of fast magnetic reconnection: A semianalytic study of the inflow region

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 580, Issue 1 I, 2002, Pages 538-549

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

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042972644     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/343067     Document Type: Article

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