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We investigate the nonlinear evolution of the $m = 1$ resistive internal kink mode in a two-dimensional (2D) configuration containing a central region of negative current density, also known as the "current hole" setup. The finite-element…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-10-05 Hubert Baty

We investigate a role of the Hall-effect in the current sheet evolution and onset of the secondary tearing (plasmoid) instability in the framework of the incompressible resistive Hall-magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). The model under…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-04-24 G. Vekstein , K. Kusano

The prominence of nulls in reconnection theory is due to the expected singular current density and the indeterminacy of field-lines at a magnetic null. Electron inertia changes the implications of both features. Magnetic field lines are…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-07-01 Todd Elder , Allen H. Boozer

Theory of fossil magnetic field is based on the observations, analytical estimations and numerical simulations of magnetic flux evolution during star formation in the magnetized cores of molecular clouds. Basic goals, main features of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-19 Alexander E. Dudorov , Sergey A. Khaibrakhmanov

The process of current filamentation in permanently externally driven, initially globally ideal plasmas is investigated by means of two-dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)-simulations. This situation is typical for astrophysical systems…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 C. Konz , H. Wiechen , H. Lesch

We use numerical MHD to look at the stability of a possible poloidal field in neutron stars (Flowers & Ruderman 1977), and follow its unstable evolution, which leads to the complete decay of the field. We then model a neutron star after the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. Braithwaite , H. C. Spruit

We present 2D MHD numerical simulations of tearing-unstable current sheets coupled to a population of non-thermal test-particles, in order to address the problem of numerical convergence with respect to grid resolution, numerical method and…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-10-15 Eleonora Puzzoni , Andrea Mignone , Gianluigi Bodo

In this paper, we have carried out linear and nonlinear analysis of tearing and surface preserving modes of two dimensional (2D) Electron Magnetohydrodynamics (EMHD). A linear analysis shows that the perturbations parallel to equilibrium…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-03-23 Gurudatt Gaur , Predhiman K. Kaw

Magnetic reconnection occurring in collisionless environments is a multi-scale process involving both ion and electron kinetic processes. Because of their small mass, the electron scales are difficult to resolve in numerical and satellite…

We investigate particle acceleration in an MHD-scale system of multiple current sheets by performing 2D and 3D MHD simulations combined with a test particle simulation. The system is unstable for the tearing-mode instability, and magnetic…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-08-16 M. Nakanotani , G. P. Zank , L. -L. Zhao

We present a numerical study of an idealized magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) configuration consisting of a planar wake flow embedded into a three-dimensional (3D) sheared magnetic field. Our simulations investigate the possibility for in-situ…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Yu. Zaliznyak , R. Keppens , J. P. Goedbloed

We study the magnetic reconnection during a flare by investigating flare ribbon dynamics using observations and data-constrained magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulation. In particular, we estimate the reconnection flux and the reconnection…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-19 Sushree S Nayak , Qiang Hu , Wen He , Sanjay Kumar , Ramit Bhattacharyya

We investigate the effect of large magnetic fields on the $2+1$ dimensional reduced-magnetohydrodynamical expansion of hot and dense nuclear matter produced in $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}$ = 200 GeV Au+Au collisions. For the sake of simplicity, we…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-12-19 Victor Roy , Shi Pu , Luciano Rezzolla , Dirk H. Rischke

We study, by means of MHD simulations, the onset and evolution of fast reconnection via the "ideal" tearing mode within a collapsing current sheet at high Lundquist numbers ($S\gg10^4$). We first confirm that as the collapse proceeds, fast…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-11-11 Anna Tenerani , Marco Velli , Antonio Franco Rappazzo , Fulvia Pucci

Magnetohydrodynamics of the solar corona is simulated numerically. The simulation is initialized with an extrapolated non-force-free magnetic field using the vector magnetogram of the active region (AR) NOAA 12192 obtained on the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-26 A. Prasad , R. Bhattacharyya , Qiang Hu , Sanjay Kumar , Sushree S. Nayak

The growth and saturation of magnetic field in conducting turbulent media with large magnetic Prandtl numbers are investigated. This regime is very common in low-density hot astrophysical plasmas. During the early (kinematic) stage, weak…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. A. Schekochihin , S. C. Cowley , G. W. Hammett , J. L. Maron , J. C. McWilliams

We present a numerical study in resistive magnetohydrodynamics where the initial equilibrium configuration contains adjacent, oppositely directed, parallel current channels. Since oppositely directed current channels repel, the equilibrium…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Rony Keppens , Oliver Porth , Chun Xia

Magnetic reconnection, a fundamentally important process in many aspects of astrophysics, is believed to be initiated by the tearing instability of an electric current sheet, a region where magnetic field abruptly changes direction and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-11 James Leake , Lars Daldorff , James Klimchuk

We present calculations of magnetic field evolution by the Hall effect and Ohmic decay in neutron star crusts. We first discuss when and for which neutron stars the Hall effect is important relative to Ohmic decay. We compute the evolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Andrew Cumming , Phil Arras , Ellen G. Zweibel

The nonlinear dynamics of axisymmetric, as well as helical, frozen-in vortex structures is investigated by the Hamiltonian method in the framework of ideal incompressible electron magnetohydrodynamics. For description of current-sheet…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 V. P. Ruban