The relativistic kinetic Weibel instability: Comparison of different distribution functions

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Schaefer Rolffs, U ^a   Tautz, R C ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESCRIBING FUNCTIONS; ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

(MIN ,MAX ,+) FUNCTIONS; AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (AIP); DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS ]; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; KINETIC (POLYM.); WEIBEL INSTABILITY;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

EID: 46349104365     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2932106     Document Type: Article

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