On the Magnetic Prandtl Number Behavior of Accretion Disks

2008/02/07 by Steven A. Balbus, Pierre Henri · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

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