Extended theory of the Taylor problem in the plasmoid-unstable regime

Comisso, L.; Grasso, D.; Waelbroeck, F. L.

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Title: Extended theory of the Taylor problem in the plasmoid-unstable regime

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4918331· OSTI ID:1228265

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Dipartimento Energia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy and Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi - CNR, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Roma, Italy
Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1203, USA

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