Magnetic Dissipation in Relativistic Jets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Current-Driven Kink Instability
3. Recollimation Shock
4. Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Mizuno, Y.; Gómez, J.L.; Nishikawa, K.-I.; Meli, A.; Hardee, P.E.; Rezzolla, L.; Singh, C.B.; Pino, E.M.d.G.D. Magnetic Dissipation in Relativistic Jets. Galaxies 2016, 4, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040040
Mizuno Y, Gómez JL, Nishikawa K-I, Meli A, Hardee PE, Rezzolla L, Singh CB, Pino EMdGD. Magnetic Dissipation in Relativistic Jets. Galaxies. 2016; 4(4):40. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040040
Chicago/Turabian StyleMizuno, Yosuke, Jose L. Gómez, Ken-Ichi Nishikawa, Athina Meli, Philip E. Hardee, Luciano Rezzolla, Chandra B. Singh, and Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino. 2016. "Magnetic Dissipation in Relativistic Jets" Galaxies 4, no. 4: 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040040