Interaction between the solar wind and interstellar gas: A comparison between Monte Carlo and fluid approaches

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Heerikhuisen, J ^a   Florinski, V ^a   Zank, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33947575737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011604     Document Type: Article

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