Magnetic reconnection: Sweet-Parker versus Petschek

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 417-422

  Kulsrud, Russell M ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0242611250     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353251     Document Type: Article

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