Astrophysical reconnection and collisionless dissipation

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 49, Issue 12 B, 2007, Pages

  Buchner J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EXPLOSIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; STARS; SUN; TOPOLOGY;

ASTROPHYSICAL PLASMAS; AURORAE; COLLISIONLESS DISSIPATION; MAGNETIC BOUNDARIES;

PLASMAS;

EID: 36349018214     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/49/12B/S30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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