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Weibel instability: a standalone construct

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Plasma physics

the growth of magnetic fields in a plasma whose particle velocities are anisotropic, important in astrophysical shocks.

In plasma physics, Weibel instability refers to the growth of magnetic fields in a plasma whose particle velocities are anisotropic, important in astrophysical shocks. This meaning comes from Weibel (1959) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Weibel, E. S. (1959). Spontaneously Growing Transverse Waves in a Plasma Due to an Anisotropic Velocity Distribution. Physical Review Letters, 2(3), 83-84. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.2.83

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