Kinematic reconnection at a magnetic null point: Spine-aligned current

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 407-428

  Pontin, D I ^a   Hornig, G ^b   Priest, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic flux; Magnetic null points; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA FLOW;

DIFFUSION REGION; MAGNETIC RECONNECTIONS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASMA;

EID: 6344280381     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309192042000272324     Document Type: Article

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