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View Schema2D Numerical Simulation of the Resistive Reconnection Layer
| Authors | Dmitri A. Uzdensky, Russell M. Kulsrud |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9907021 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9907021 |
Abstract
In this paper we present a two-dimensional numerical simulation of a reconnection current layer in incompressible resistive magnetohydrodynamics with uniform resistivity in the limit of very large Lundquist numbers. We use realistic boundary conditions derived consistently from the outside magnetic field, and we also take into account the effect of the backpressure from the flow into the separatrix region. We find that within a few Alfven times the system reaches a steady state consistent with the Sweet--Parker model, even if the initial state is Petschek-like.
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