Journal article
Reconnection in weakly stochastic B-fields in 2D
Abstract
We study two-dimensional turbulent magnetic reconnection in a compressible fluid in the gas pressure dominated limit. We use open boundary conditions and start from a Harris current sheet configuration with a uniform total pressure. A small perturbation of the vector potential initiates laminar reconnection at the Sweet-Parker rate, which is allowed to evolve for several dynamical times. Subsequently sub-Alfvenic turbulence is produced through …
Authors
Kulpa-Dybeł K; Kowal G; Otmianowska-Mazur K; Lazarian A; Vishniac E
Journal
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 514, ,
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Publication Date
May 2010
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/200913218
ISSN
0004-6361