Magnetic-field aligned electric fields in collisionless space plasmas – a brief review

Magnetic-field aligned electric fields play an important role in the dynamics of magnetized plasmas. They allow decoupling of plasma elements by violation of the frozen field condition, breakdown of equipotential mapping, efficient acceleration of charged particles and rapid release of magnetic ener...

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Main Author: Carl-Gunne Fälthammar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica 2004-08-01
Series:Geofísica Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2004/02/Falthamar.pdf