Thin current sheets caused by plasma flow gradients in space and astrophysical plasma

Strong gradients in plasma flows play a major role in space and astrophysical plasmas. A typical situation is that a static plasma equilibrium is surrounded by a plasma flow, which can lead to strong plasma flow gradients at the separatrices between field lines with different magnetic topologies,...

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Main Authors: D. H. Nickeler, T. Wiegelmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-08-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/28/1523/2010/angeo-28-1523-2010.pdf