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GRADIENT DRIFT [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
DEF

An electromagnetic universal drift instability due to a resonance between an Alfvén wave and a drift wave generated by the pressure gradient.

OBS

universal Alfvén-wave instability: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
DEF

Instabilité électromagnétique universelle de dérive due à une résonance entre une onde d'Alfvén et une onde de dérive engendrée par le gradient de pression.

OBS

instabilité universelle d'onde d'Alfvén : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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