Linear collapse of spatially linear, two-dimensional null points

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-235

  Mellor, C ^a   Titov, V S ^b   Priest, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMA FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CENTRIFUGAL FORCE; MAGNETIC PRESSURE;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0347534029     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377802002003     Document Type: Article

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