Conditions for fast magnetic reconnection in astrophysical plasmas
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- 2 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Vol. 404 (2) , 389-395
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20030471
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