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Neutral Current Sheets in Plasmas in Space and in the Laboratory

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The appearance of a neutral current sheet in a plasma with a strong magnetic field containing a null line is discussed. The properties of the sheet and its stability are discussed.

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    N. G. Basov

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Syrovatskii, S.I. (1976). Neutral Current Sheets in Plasmas in Space and in the Laboratory. In: Basov, N.G. (eds) Neutral Current Sheets in Plasmas. The Lebedev Physics Institute Series, vol 74. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8564-0_1

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