Theory and simulations of principle of minimum dissipation rate

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Shaikh, Dastgeer ^a   Dasgupta, B ^a   Zank, G P ^a   Hu, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA THEORY;

DISSIPATION RATE; GLOBAL HELICITY; LUNDQUIST NUMBER; MAGNETIC ENERGY; PLASMA RELAXATION;

PLASMA TURBULENCE;

EID: 38849199121     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2828539     Document Type: Article

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