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Comment on Mach cones and magnetic forces in Saturn’s rings

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We clarify the underlying physics of long-wavelength dust magnetoacoustic waves and short-wavelength (in comparison with the ion gyroradius ρ i ) dust acoustic waves that are involved in the formation of Mach cones in the magnetized dusty plasma of Saturn’s rings.

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From Pis’ma v Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 78, No. 2, 2003, pp. 110–111.

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Shukla, P.K., Mamun, A.A. & Bingham, R. Comment on Mach cones and magnetic forces in Saturn’s rings. Jetp Lett. 78, 99–100 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1615539

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