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Works of D. Tsiklauri, T. Haruki, Phys. of Plasmas, 15, 102902 (2008) and D. Tsiklauri and T. Haruki, Phys. of Plasmas, 14, 112905, (2007) are extended by inclusion of the out-of-plane magnetic (guide) field. In particular, magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-02-12 J. Graf von der Pahlen , D. Tsiklauri

We perform a three-dimensional (3D) global simulation of Earth's magnetosphere with kinetic reconnection physics to study the flux transfer events (FTEs) and dayside magnetic reconnection with the recently developed magnetohydrodynamics…

We study the transition between anti-parallel and component collisionless magnetic reconnection with 2D particle-in-cell simulations. The primary finding is that a guide field \approx 0.1 times as strong as the asymptotic reconnecting field…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 M. Swisdak , J. F. Drake , M. A. Shay , J. G. McIlhargey

This paper addresses the interaction of initially anti-parallel vortex tubes containing an axial flow that induces a twisting of the vortex lines around the tube axes, using numerical simulations. Vortex tube configurations with both the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-02-13 Philip McGavin , David I. Pontin

We study the quasi-static evolution of coronal magnetic fields constructed from the Non Linear Force Free Field (NLFFF) approximation aiming to understand the relation between the magnetic field topology and ribbon emission during an X1.5…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 P. Vemareddy , T. Wiegelmann

Magnetic reconnection is believed to be the primary mechanism by which non-potential energy stored in coronal magnetic fields is rapidly released during solar eruptive events. Unfortunately, owing to the small spatial scales on which…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-12 Aidan M. O'Flannagain , Shane A. Maloney , Peter T. Gallagher , Philippa Browning , Jose Refojo

Magnetic reconnection, a plasma process converting magnetic energy to particle kinetic energy, is often invoked to explain magnetic energy releases powering high-energy flares in astrophysical sources including pulsar wind nebulae and black…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-17 Gregory R. Werner , Dmitri A. Uzdensky

Fast magnetic reconnection is defined by the topology of the magnetic field lines changing on a timescale that is approximately an order of magnitude longer than the topology-conserving ideal-evolution timescale. Fast reconnection is an…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-05-18 Allen H Boozer

This paper addresses reconnection of vortex tubes, with particular focus on the topology of the vortex lines (field lines of the vorticity). This analysis of vortex line topology reveals previously undiscovered features of the reconnection…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-05-07 Philip McGavin , David I. Pontin

Three-dimensional magnetic reconnection is a fundamental plasma process crucial for heating the solar corona and generating the solar wind, but resolving and characterizing it on the Sun remains challenging. Using high-quality data from the…

Electron and proton acceleration in three-dimensional electric and magnetic fields is studied through test particle simulations. The fields are obtained by a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulation of magnetic reconnection in slab…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Marco Onofri , Heinz Isliker , Loukas Vlahos

There has been considerable debate on the onset of exotic spin phenomena in quantum wires due to enhanced many-body effects caused by the one-dimensional (1D) alignment of charge carriers. We explain various observed spin effects, such as a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-02-17 Alfredo X. Sánchez , Jean-Pierre Leburton

Reconnection physics at micro-scales is investigated in an electron magnetohydrodynamics frame. A new process of collapse of the neutral current sheet is demonstrated by means of analytical and numerical solutions. It shows how at scales…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-12-01 I F Shaikhislamov

The spin-down power of a pulsar is thought to be carried away in an MHD wind in which, at least close to the star, the energy transport is dominated by Poynting flux. The pulsar drives a low-frequency wave in this wind, consisting of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. G. Kirk , Y. Lyubarsky

Interchange reconnection is believed to play a significant role in the production of solar jets and solar wind. However, the dynamics of interchange reconnection in the low corona might be more complex than recognized before in higher…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-28 Yadan Duan , Xiaoli Yan , Junchao Hong , Hechao Chen , Yuhang Gao , Zheng Sun , Zhenyong Hou , Jincheng Wang

Magnetic reconnection in an antiparallel uniform Harris current sheet equilibrium, which is initially perturbed by a region of enhanced resistivity limited in all three dimensions, is investigated through compressible magnetohydrodynamic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Joerg Schumacher , Bernhard Kliem , Norbert Seehafer

Oscillatory magnetic reconnection is a periodic magnetic reconnection process, during which the current sheet's orientation and the magnetic connections change periodically. This periodic variation is generally considered to originate from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-02 Yifu Wang , Lei Ni , Guanchong Cheng , Jialiang Hu , Yuhao Chen , Abdullah Zafar

We investigate magnetic-energy dissipation, current-sheet dynamics, and nonthermal particle acceleration in three-dimensional relativistic reconnection in an electron--ion plasma with a realistic mass ratio. Using particle-in-cell…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-21 Pranab J Deka , Fabio Bacchini , Muni Zhou , Camille Granier

Magnetic reconnection in strongly magnetized regions around the temperature minimum region of the low solar atmosphere is studied by employing MHD-based simulations of a partially ionized plasma within a reactive 2.5D multi-fluid model. It…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-15 Lei Ni , Vyacheslav S. Lukin , Nicholas A. Murphy , Jun Lin

We present two-dimensional resistive magnetohydrodynamic simulations of line-tied asymmetric magnetic reconnection in the context of solar flare and coronal mass ejection current sheets. The reconnection process is made asymmetric along the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 N. A. Murphy , M. P. Miralles , C. L. Pope , J. C. Raymond , H. D. Winter , K. K. Reeves , D. B. Seaton , A. A. van Ballegooijen , J. Lin