Two-fluid tearing instability in force-free magnetic configuration

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 4468-4482

  Mirnov, V V ^a   Hegna, C C ^a   Prager, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT PLASMA MODEL; PLASMA COMPRESSIBILITY; SHEAR ALFVEN (SA); TEARING EQUATIONS;

COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOACOUSTIC EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POLARIZATION; STABILITY;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 5444276360     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1773778     Document Type: Article

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