On the possibility of electric-current sheets in dense formation

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Low, B C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA WAVES; SOLAR RADIATION;

ELECTRIC-CURRENT SHEETS; INCOMPATIBILITY; MAGNETIC FOOTPOINTS; PARKER THEORY; SOLAR CORONA;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 37549039017     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2822151     Document Type: Article

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