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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Autores principales: Servidio, S., Matthaeus, W.H., Shay, M.A., Cassak, P.A., Dmitruk, P.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
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
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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spelling todo:paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio2023-10-03T14:42:03Z Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Servidio, S. Matthaeus, W.H. Shay, M.A. Cassak, P.A. Dmitruk, P. 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. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Servidio, S.
Matthaeus, W.H.
Shay, M.A.
Cassak, P.A.
Dmitruk, P.
Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
topic_facet 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
description 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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author Servidio, S.
Matthaeus, W.H.
Shay, M.A.
Cassak, P.A.
Dmitruk, P.
author_facet Servidio, S.
Matthaeus, W.H.
Shay, M.A.
Cassak, P.A.
Dmitruk, P.
author_sort Servidio, S.
title Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
title_short Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
title_full Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
title_fullStr Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
title_full_unstemmed Magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
title_sort magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00319007_v102_n11_p_Servidio
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