Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulent Mixing: From ISM to Clusters of Galaxies
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Astrophysics and Space Science
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0004-640X
DOI: 10.1023/b:astr.0000014959.27744.9b