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Hydromagnetic structure of a current sheet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Patrick Cassen
Patrick Cassen
Affiliation:
Space Sciences Division, Ames Research Center, NASA, Moffet Field, California 94035
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Abstract

We investigate the structure of the hydromagnetic boundary layer formed by the mixing of two streams of fluid containing oppositely directed magnetic fields. The flow and magnetic field are aligned at infinity. The fluid is considered to be compressible, viscous, and electrically and thermally conducting. Solutions are presented for the density, velocity, and magnetic field variations through the boundary layer.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , May 1970 , pp. 301 - 316
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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