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spellingShingle Li, Yang-fang, Wu, D. J., Morfill, G. E., Physics of Plasmas, Solitary kinetic Alfvén waves in dusty plasmas, Condensed Matter Physics
title Solitary kinetic Alfvén waves in dusty plasmas
title_full Solitary kinetic Alfvén waves in dusty plasmas
title_fullStr Solitary kinetic Alfvén waves in dusty plasmas
title_full_unstemmed Solitary kinetic Alfvén waves in dusty plasmas
title_short Solitary kinetic Alfvén waves in dusty plasmas
title_sort solitary kinetic alfvén waves in dusty plasmas
title_unstemmed Solitary kinetic Alfvén waves in dusty plasmas
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