Coalescence of magnetic islands, sloshing, and the pressure problem

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Knoll, D A ^a   Chacon L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC SOLUTION; LUNDQUIST NUMBER; MAGNETIC PRESSURE GRADIENTS; TEARING MODE;

MAGNETISM; NUMBER THEORY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 33645671397     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2173515     Document Type: Article

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