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We present a model for separator reconnection due to an isolated reconnection process. Separator reconnection is a process which occurs in the neighbourhood of a distinguished field line (the separator) connecting two null points of a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 A. L. Wilmot-Smith , G. Hornig

We investigate the generation of gravitational waves from the rotation of an orthogonal pulsar magnetosphere in flat space time. We calculate the first order metric perturbation due to the rotation of the non-axisymmetric distribution of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-20 Ioannis Contopoulos , Demosthenes Kazanas , Demetrios B. Papadopoulos

Magnetic reconnection in the partially ionized solar chromosphere is studied in 2.5-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations including radiative cooling and ambipolar diffusion. A Harris current sheet with and without a guide field is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-24 Lei Ni , Bernhard Kliem , Jun Lin , Ning Wu

A new path for the generation of a sub-ion scale cascade in collisionless plasma turbulence, triggered by magnetic reconnection, is uncovered by means of high-resolution two-dimensional hybrid-kinetic simulations employing two complementary…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-11-29 L. Franci , S. S. Cerri , F. Califano , S. Landi , E. Papini , A. Verdini , L. Matteini , F. Jenko , P. Hellinger

Here we review the recent progress made in the detection, examination, characterisation and interpretation of oscillations manifesting in small-scale magnetic elements in the solar photosphere. This region of the Sun's atmosphere is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-09 David B. Jess , Gary Verth

We performed three-dimensional Particle-in-Cell simulations of magnetic reconnection with multiple magnetic null points. Magnetic field energy conversion into kinetic energy was about five times higher than in traditional Harris sheet…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-09-29 Vyacheslav Olshevsky , Giovanni Lapenta , Stefano Markidis

We study the propagation properties of slow magneto-acoustic waves in a multi-thermal coronal loop using a 3D MHD model, for the first time. A bundle of 33 vertical cylinders, each of 100{\,}km radius, randomly distributed over a circular…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-06 S. Krishna Prasad , T. Van Doorsselaere

Moreton waves are widely regarded as the chromospheric counterpart of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) waves propagating in the corona. However, direct observational evidence confirming their simultaneous propagation across multiple atmospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-22 Yunxue Huang , Qin Feng , Yuhu Miao , Zhining Qu , Ke Yu , Hongfei Liang , Yu Liu , Xinping Zhou

We present a new model of magnetic reconnection in the presence of turbulence, applicable when the magnetic helicity is non-zero. The new model differs from the Lazarian-Vishniac turbulent reconnection theory by emphasizing the role of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-01-22 Alexander J. B. Russell

Magnetic reconnection, the central engine that powers explosive phenomena throughout the Universe, is also perceived as one of the principal mechanisms for accelerating particles to high energies. Although various signatures of magnetic…

Magnetic reconnection is a key mechanism involved in solar eruptions and is also a prime possibility to heat the low corona to millions of degrees. Here, we present ultra-high-resolution extreme ultraviolet observations of persistent…

Microflares, one of small-scale solar activities, are believed to be caused by magnetic reconnection. Nevertheless, their three-dimensional (3D) magnetic structures, thermodynamic structures, and physical links to the reconnection have been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-18 Z. F. Li , X. Cheng , F. Chen , J. Chen , M. D. Ding

Oscillations are abundant in the solar corona. Coronal loop oscillations are typically studied using highly idealised models of magnetic flux tubes. In order to improve our understanding of coronal oscillations, it is necessary to consider…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-02 P. Kohutova , P. Antolin , M. Szydlarski , M. Carlsson

We investigate the generation of seed magnetic field through the Chern-Simons coupling between the U(1) gauge field and an axion field that commences to oscillate at various epoch, depending on the mass scale. We address axions which begin…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-05 Teerthal Patel , Hiroyuki Tashiro , Yuko Urakawa

Recent observations have revealed the ubiquitous presence of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves and oscillations in the solar corona. The aim of this review is to present recent progress in the observational study of four types of wave (or…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-02 Tongjiang Wang

Waves and oscillations can provide vital information about the internal structure of waveguides they propagate in. Here, we analytically investigate the effects of density and magnetic stratification on linear longitudinal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-04-20 M. Luna-Cardozo , G. Verth , R. Erdélyi

We propose that magnetic reconnection at the heliopause only occurs where the interstellar magnetic field points nearly anti-parallel to the heliospheric field. By using large-scale magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the heliosphere…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 M. Swisdak , M. Opher , J. F. Drake , F. Alouani Bibi

We study the propagation of a fast magnetoacoustic wave in a 3D magnetic field created from two magnetic dipoles. The magnetic topology contains an X-line. We aim to contribute to the overall understanding of MHD wave propagation within…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-07-11 J. A. McLaughlin , G. J. J. Botha , S. Regnier , D. L. Spoors

Magnetic reconnection is the key to explosive phenomena in the universe. The flux rope is crucial in three-dimensional magnetic reconnection theory and are commonly considered to be generated by secondary tearing mode instability. Here we…

Forced magnetic reconnection, a reconnection event triggered by external perturbation, should be ubiquitous in the solar corona. Energy released during such cases can be much greater than that which was introduced by the perturbation. It is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-27 Max Potter , Philippa Browning , Mykola Gordovskyy