A theorem of existence for the equations of magnetohydrodynamics of partially ionized plasmas

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 464, Issue 2094, 2008, Pages 1571-1586

  Núñez, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Magnetic field; Partial ionization; Sobolev inequalities

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION POTENTIAL; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THEOREM PROVING;

MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; PARTIAL IONIZATION; PARTIALLY IONIZED PLASMAS; SOBOLEV INEQUALITIES;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 42349099800     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2007.0259     Document Type: Article

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