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Self-similar behavior of plasma fluid equations, part II

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The “s-parameter transformation group” and “infinitesimal transformation group” are applied to a set of plasma fluid equations to ascertain their self-similar behavior.

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  1. College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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Supported in part by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. EN6-7400704.

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Shen, H., Lonngren, K.E. Self-similar behavior of plasma fluid equations, part II. J Eng Math 10, 135–141 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01535656

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