Magnetic braking revisited

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 851-856

  Aguirregabiria, J M ^a   Hernandez A ^a   Rivas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 0346675441     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18672     Document Type: Article

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