Nonlinear equilibrium structure of thin currents sheets: Influence of electron pressure anisotropy

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 579-587

  Zelenyi, L M ^a   Malova, H V ^a,b   Popov, V Yu ^b   Delcourt, D ^c   Sharma, A S ^d  

^a RAS ^*  (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 12844262881     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-11-579-2004     Document Type: Article

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