Double-adiabatic MHD theory for motion of a thin magnetic filament and possible implications for bursty bulk flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A5, 2003, Pages

  Ji, Shuo ^a   Wolf, Richard A ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursty bulk flow; Firehose instability; Magnetic filament

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905337872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009655     Document Type: Article

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