A generalized Petschek magnetic reconnection rate

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Arber, T D ^a   Haynes, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HALL EFFECT; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

HALL MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (MHD); MAGNETIC RECONNECTION RATE; PETSCHEK RECONNECTION; ZERO RESISTIVITY;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 33751579596     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2375039     Document Type: Article

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