Achieving fast reconnection in resistive MHD models via turbulent means

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-263

  Lapenta, G ^a   Lazarian, A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84859377829     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-19-251-2012     Document Type: Article

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