Explosive X-point collapse in relativistic magnetically dominated plasma
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022377817000629
Abstract: The extreme properties of the gamma-ray flares in the Crab nebula present a clear challenge to our ideas on the nature of particle acceleration in relativistic astrophysical plasma. It seems highly unlikely that standard mechanisms… read more here.
Keywords: plasma; collapse; collapse relativistic; point collapse ... See more keywords