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This paper is devoted to a comparison between results obtained by Purcell and Spitzer (1971) using a Monte-Carlo method and by the author (1971) using a Fokker-Planck equation. It is shown that there is a good agreement between the results within the dispersion expected from the Monte-Carlo method.
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Cugnon, P.: 1971, Astron. Astrophys. 12, 398.
Purcell, E. M.: 1969, Physica 41, 100.
Purcell, E. M. and Spitzer, L., Jr.: 1971, Astrophys. J. 167, 31.
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Cugnon, P. (1973). Alignment of Dust Grains by Magnetic Relaxation: A Comparison Between Results Obtained by Two Different Methods. In: Greenberg, J.M., Van De Hulst, H.C. (eds) Interstellar Dust and Related Topics. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2664-2_26
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