The relativistic kinetic Weibel instability: General arguments and specific illustrations

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Schaefer Rolffs, U ^a   Lerche, I ^a   Schlickeiser, R ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FUNCTIONS; PLASMA STABILITY; PLASMA WAVES;

PLASMA DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; RELATIVISTIC INSTABILITY; RELATIVISTIC PLASMAS; WEIBEL INSTABILITY;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 31644439479     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2164812     Document Type: Article

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