Compression of the current sheet and its impact into the reconnection rate

2007/11/11 by С. И. Ваинштейн, Vainshtein, S. I., Z. Mikić +3 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0711.1666

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Abstract

Numerical simulations of strongly compressible MHD corresponding to a stellar atmosphere with substantial gravity and near force-free magnetic fields show that the current sheet collapses (its width decreasing substantially). As a result, the reconnection rate increases dramatically.

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