Plasma turbulence in solar flares as an
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M. Friedman; S. M. Hamberger
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Article
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1969
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Springer
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English
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It is suggested that, in Petschek's model of magnetic field annihilation, plasma which flows through the boundary layer where its magnetic energy is released is rendered highly turbulent by current driven electrostatic instability. This leads to a physical insight into the mechanism of dissipation,