A class of resistive axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic equilibria in a periodic cylinder

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 251-269

  Ponno, Antonio ^a   Galgani, Luigi ^b   Montgomery, David C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; KINEMATICS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

KINEMATIC VISCOSITY; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0346874058     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002237780100160X     Document Type: Article

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