Fast and slow two-fluid magnetic reconnection
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2015-05-19 v1 Plasma Physics
Abstract
We present a two-fluid magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model of quasi-stationary, two-dimensional magnetic reconnection in an incompressible plasma composed of electrons and ions. We find two distinct regimes of slow and fast reconnection. The presence of these two regimes can provide a possible explanation for the initial slow build up and subsequent rapid release of magnetic energy frequently observed in cosmic and laboratory plasmas.
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@article{arxiv.1005.3760,
title = {Fast and slow two-fluid magnetic reconnection},
author = {Leonid M. Malyshkin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.3760},
year = {2015}
}
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16 pages, 2 figures, 1 table