Journal article
NUMERICAL TESTS OF FAST RECONNECTION IN WEAKLY STOCHASTIC MAGNETIC FIELDS
Abstract
We study the effects of turbulence on magnetic reconnection using three-dimensional direct numerical simulations. This is the first attempt to test a model of fast magnetic reconnection in the presence of weak turbulence proposed by Lazarian & Vishniac. This model predicts that weak turbulence, which is generically present in most astrophysical systems, enhances the rate of reconnection by reducing the transverse scale for reconnection events …
Authors
Kowal G; Lazarian A; Vishniac ET; Otmianowska-Mazur K
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 700, No. 1, pp. 63–85
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
July 20, 2009
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/700/1/63
ISSN
0004-637X