1 J.P. Petit; J. Valensi, J.P. Caressa (24–30 July 1968). "Theoretical and experimental study in shock tube of non-equilibrium phenomena in a closed-cycle MHD generator" in International Symposium on MHD Electrical Power Generation. International Atomic Energy Agency, Warsaw, Poland. Proceedings 2: 745–750. 2 J.P. Petit; J. Valensi, J.P. Caressa (24–30 July 1968). "Electrical characteristics of a converter using as a conversion fluid a binary mix of rare gases with non-equilibrium ionization" in International Symposium on MHD Electrical Power Generation. International Atomic Energy Agency, Warsaw, Poland. Proceedings 3. 3 J.P. Petit; J. Valensi, D. Dufresne, J.P. Caressa (January 27, 1969). "Caracteristiques d'un geneateur lineaire de Faraday utilisant un melange binaire de gaz rares, avec ionisation hors d'equilibre" (tr. Characteristics of a Faraday linear generator using a binary mix of rare gases, with non-equilibrium ionization). CRAS 268 (A): 245–247. Paris: French Academy of Sciences. 4 J. Valensi; J.P. Petit 15 mars 1969). Etude theorique et experimentale des phenomenes accompagnant la mise hors d'equilibre dans un generateur a cycle ferme (tr. "Theoretical and experimental study of phenomena accompanying the non-equilibrium stage in a closed-cycle generator"), Compte rendu 66-00-115, Institut de Mecanique des fluides, Universite d'Aix-Marseille, France. 5 J.P. Petit; J. Valensi (April 14, 1969). "Performances theoriques d'un generateur de type Faraday avec ionisation hors d'equilibre" (tr. "Theoretical performances of a Faraday generator with non-equilibrium ionization"). CRAS 268 (A): 245–247. Paris: French Academy of Sciences. 6 J.P. Petit (April 14, 1969). "Instabilite de regime dans un generateur de Hall avec ionisation hors d'equilibre" (tr. "Running instability in a Hall generator with nonequilibrium ionization"). CRAS 268: 906–909 7 J.P. Petit; J. Valensi, D. Duresne, J.P. Caressa (January 27, 1969). "Caracteristiques electriques d'un generateur lineaire de Faraday utilisant un melange binaire de gaz rares, avec ionisation hors d'equilibre" (tr. "Electrical characteristics of a linear generator using a binary mix of rare gases, with non-equilibrium ionization"). CRAS 268: 245–247 8 J.P. Petit; J. Valensi (September 1, 1969). "Growth rate of electrothermal instability and critical Hall parameter in closed-cycle MHD generators when the electron mobility is variable". CRAS 269: 365–367. Paris: French Academy of Sciences. 9 B. Forestier; B. Fontaine, P. Bournot, P. Parraud (July 20, 1970). "Study of the variations in the aerodynamic flow parameters of ionized argon subjected to Laplacian accelerating forces". CRAS 271: 198–201. Paris: French Academy of Sciences. 10 J.P. Petit (March 10, 1972). "Applications de la theorie cinetique des gaz a la physique des plasmas et a la dynamique des galaxies" (tr. "Applications of the kinetic theory of gases to plasma physics and galactic dynamics"). Doctor of Science thesis, CNRS#6717, University of Provence, Aix-Marseille, France. 11 J.P. Petit; M. Larini (May 1974). "Transport phenomena in a nonequilibrium, partially ionized gas in a magnetic field". Journal of Engineering, Physics and Thermophysics 26 (5): 641–652. 12 J.P Petit; J.S. Darrozes (April 1975). "Une nouvelle formulation des equations du mouvement d'un gaz ionise dans un regime domine par les collisions" (tr. "New formulation of the equations of motion of an ionized gas in collision dominated regime"), Journal de Mecanique 14 (4): 745–759, France. 13 J.P. Petit (September 15, 1975). "Convertisseurs MHD d'un genre nouveau" (tr. "New MHD converters"). CRAS 281 (11): 157–160. Paris: French Academy of Sciences. 14 J.P. Petit; M. Viton (February 28, 1977). "Convertisseurs MHD d'un genre nouveau. Appareils a induction" (tr. New MHD converters: induction machines"). CRAS 284: 167–179. Paris: French Academy of Sciences. 15 J.P. Petit (1979). "Prospects on magnetohydrodynamics". Technical Report CNRS on behalf of CNES. 16 J.P. Petit; M. Billiotte, M. Viton, (October 6, 1980). "Accelerateur a courants spiraux" (tr. "Magnetohydrodynamics: Spiral-current accelerators"). CRAS 291 (5): 129–131. Paris: French Academy of Sciences. 17 J.P. Petit; M. Billiotte (May 4, 1981). "Methode pour supprimer l'instabilite de Velikhov" (tr. "Method for eliminating the Velikhov instability"). CRAS 292 (II): 1115–1118. Paris: French Academy of Sciences. 18 J.P. Petit (September 1983). "Is supersonic flight without shock wave possible?" in 8th International Conference on MHD Electrical Power Generation. Proceedings, Moscow, Russia. 19 J.P. Petit (September 1983). "Cancellation of the Velikhov instability by magnetic confinment" in 8th International Conference on MHD Electrical Power Generation. Proceedings, Moscow, Russia. 20 J.P. Petit (September 1983). "Spiral electric currents with high appearent Hall parameter confinment" in 8th International Conference on MHD Electrical Power Generation. Proceedings, Moscow, Russia. 21 J.P. Petit; B. Lebrun (November 1986). "Shock wave cancellation in gas by Lorentz force action" in 9th International Conference on MHD Electrical Power Generation, Tsukuba, Japan. Proceedings III, Part. 14.E - MHD Flow, art.5: 1359–1368. 22 B. Lebrun [dir. J.P. Petit] (1987). "Approche theorique de la suppression des ondes de choc se formant autour d'un obstacle effile place dans un ecoulement supersonique d'argon ionise a l'aide de forces de Laplace" (tr. "Theoretical study of shock wave annihilation around a flat wing in hot supersonic argon flow with Lorentz forces". Engineer-Doctor thesis, Aix-Marseille University; & Journal of Mechanics, France. 23 J.P. Petit; B. Lebrun (1989). "Shock wave annihilation by MHD action in supersonic flow. Quasi one dimensional steady analysis and thermal blockage". European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids 8 (2): 163–178. 24 J.P. Petit; B. Lebrun (1989). "Shock wave annihilation by MHD action in supersonic flows. Two-dimensional steady non-isentropic analysis. Anti-shock criterion, and shock tube simulations for isentropic flows". European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids 8 (4): 307–326. 25 J.P. Petit; B. Lebrun (October 1992). "Theoretical analysis of shock wave anihilation with MHD force field" in 11th International Conference on MHD Electrical Power Generation. Beijing, China. Proceedings III, Part.9- Fluid dynamics, art.4: 748–753. 26 J.P. Petit; J. Geffray (22-26 September 2008). "MHD flow-control for hypersonic flight" in 2nd Euro-Asian Pulsed Power Conference (EAPPC2008), Vilnius, Lithuania; and in Acta Physica Polonica A 115 (6): 1149–11513 (June 2009). 27 J.P. Petit; J. Geffray (22-26 September 2008). "Wall confinement technique by magnetic gradient inversion. Accelerators combining induction effect and pulsed ionization. Applications." in 2nd Euro-Asian Pulsed Power Conference (EAPPC2008), Vilnius, Lithuania; and in Acta Physica Polonica A 115 (6): 1162–1163 (June 2009). 28 J.P. Petit; J. Geffray (22-26 September 2008). "Non equilibrium plasma instabilities" in 2nd Euro-Asian Pulsed Power Conference (EAPPC2008), Vilnius, Lithuania; and in Acta Physica Polonica A 115 (6): 1170–1173 (June 2009). 29 J.P. Petit; J. Geffray, F. David (19-22 October 2009). "MHD Hypersonic Flow Control for Aerospace Applications", AIAA-2009-7348, in 16th AIAA/DLR/DGLR International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference (HyTASP), Bremen, Germany. 30 J.P. Petit; JC DOre (10-14 October 2010). "Wall confinement technique by magnetic gradient inversion", in 3rd Euro-Asian Pulsed Power Conference (EAPPC2010) ICC Jeju, Jeju, Korea. 31 J.P. Petit; JC DOre (June 2012). "Velikhov Electrothermal Instability Cancellation by a Modification of Electrical Conductivity Value in a Streamer by Magnetic Confinement", in 25th Symposium on Plasma Physics and Technology (SPPT 2012) Prague, Czech Republic