Compressive fluctuations in the solar wind and their polytropic index
Magnetohydrodynamic compressive fluctuations of the interplanetary plasma in the region from 0.3 to 1 AU have been characterized in terms of their polytropic index. Following Chandrasekhar's approach to polytropic fluids, this index has been determined through a fit of the observed variatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
1996-05-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/14/510/1996/angeo-14-510-1996.pdf |