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Kinetic magnetohydrodynamic momentum equation (ρDt​u=−∇⋅P+(∇×B)×B/(4π))

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In Gaussian units, the equation in the title uses the gyrotropic pressure tensor P=p⊥​I+(p∥​−p⊥​)bb. This allows pressure anisotropy. Its magnetic force contains both magnetic pressure and magnetic tension.

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