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Parker instability: a standalone construct

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Astrophysics

an instability of galactic gas held by horizontal magnetic fields, in which gas slides into valleys of buckling field lines.

In astrophysics, Parker instability refers to an instability of galactic gas held by horizontal magnetic fields, in which gas slides into valleys of buckling field lines. This meaning comes from Parker (1966) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Parker, E. N. (1966). The Dynamical State of the Interstellar Gas and Field. The Astrophysical Journal, 145, 811. https://doi.org/10.1086/148828

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