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GRB: magnetic fields, cosmic rays, and emission from first principles?

Astrophysics 2008-03-11 v1

Abstract

We describe a scenario for large-scale magnetic field generation and particle acceleration in a collisionless collision of cold plasma clouds. A first-principle (i.e. using particles) numerical simulation of this process might be possible. Our scenario is essentially 3D. We argue that {\it large-scale} magnetic fields are not generated in 2D, even in collisionless plasma. We calculate and numerically simulate magnetic field generation by relativistic collisionless Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in 2D. Collisionless tangential discontinuity might be more important than collisionless shock, because tangential discontinuity remains unstable even in the hydro limit, when the shock stabilizes.

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@article{arxiv.0803.1182,
  title  = {GRB: magnetic fields, cosmic rays, and emission from first principles?},
  author = {Andrei Gruzinov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.1182},
  year   = {2008}
}

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