Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
Systematic analysis of numerical simulations of two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence reveals the presence of a large number of X-type neutral points where magnetic reconnection occurs. We examine the statistical properties of this ensemble of reconnection events that are spontaneously gene...
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paper:paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio2023-06-08T14:57:50Z Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Dmitruk, Pablo Ariel Astrophysics Fluid dynamics Geophysics Magnetohydrodynamics Two dimensional Diffusion regions Magnetic reconnections Magnetohydrodynamic turbulences Numerical simulations Reconnection rates Statistical properties Sweet-Parker models Systematic analysis Turbulent regimes X-type neutral points Turbulence Systematic analysis of numerical simulations of two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence reveals the presence of a large number of X-type neutral points where magnetic reconnection occurs. We examine the statistical properties of this ensemble of reconnection events that are spontaneously generated by turbulence. The associated reconnection rates are distributed over a wide range of values and scales with the geometry of the diffusion region. Locally, these events can be described through a variant of the Sweet-Parker model, in which the parameters are externally controlled by turbulence. This new perspective on reconnection is relevant in space and astrophysical contexts, where plasma is generally in a fully turbulent regime. © 2009 The American Physical Society. Fil:Dmitruk, P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2009 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio |
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Astrophysics Fluid dynamics Geophysics Magnetohydrodynamics Two dimensional Diffusion regions Magnetic reconnections Magnetohydrodynamic turbulences Numerical simulations Reconnection rates Statistical properties Sweet-Parker models Systematic analysis Turbulent regimes X-type neutral points Turbulence |
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Astrophysics Fluid dynamics Geophysics Magnetohydrodynamics Two dimensional Diffusion regions Magnetic reconnections Magnetohydrodynamic turbulences Numerical simulations Reconnection rates Statistical properties Sweet-Parker models Systematic analysis Turbulent regimes X-type neutral points Turbulence Dmitruk, Pablo Ariel Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence |
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Astrophysics Fluid dynamics Geophysics Magnetohydrodynamics Two dimensional Diffusion regions Magnetic reconnections Magnetohydrodynamic turbulences Numerical simulations Reconnection rates Statistical properties Sweet-Parker models Systematic analysis Turbulent regimes X-type neutral points Turbulence |
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Systematic analysis of numerical simulations of two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence reveals the presence of a large number of X-type neutral points where magnetic reconnection occurs. We examine the statistical properties of this ensemble of reconnection events that are spontaneously generated by turbulence. The associated reconnection rates are distributed over a wide range of values and scales with the geometry of the diffusion region. Locally, these events can be described through a variant of the Sweet-Parker model, in which the parameters are externally controlled by turbulence. This new perspective on reconnection is relevant in space and astrophysical contexts, where plasma is generally in a fully turbulent regime. © 2009 The American Physical Society. |
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Dmitruk, Pablo Ariel |
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Dmitruk, Pablo Ariel |
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Dmitruk, Pablo Ariel |
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Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence |
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Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence |
title_full |
Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence |
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Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence |
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Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence |
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magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence |
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2009 |
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https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio |
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