Domain structures in complex 3D magnetic fields

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 513-534

  Close, R M ^a   Parnell, C E ^a   Priest, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields; Magnetic null points; Magnetic topology; The Sun

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; EXTRAPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUN;

MAGNETIC NULL POINTS; MAGNETIC TOPOLOGY;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; EXTRAPOLATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUN;

MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR PHENOMENA;

EID: 30844436581     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920500410520     Document Type: Article

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