3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2024
On the Effect of Driving Turbulent-like Fluctuations on a Harris-Current Sheet Configuration and the Formation of Plasmoids
Jeffersson Andres Agudelo Rueda, Yi-Hsin Liu, Kai Germaschewski +2
Energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas is one of the most outstanding open questions in plasma physics. Magnetic reconnection and turbulence are two phenomena that can produce…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Simulation Models for Exploring Magnetic Reconnection
Michael Shay, Subash Adhikari, Naoki Beesho +22
Simulations have played a critical role in the advancement of our knowledge of magnetic reconnection. However, due to the inherently multiscale nature of reconnection, it is imposs…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Ohm's Law, the Reconnection Rate, and Energy Conversion in Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection
Yi-Hsin Liu, Michael Hesse, Kevin Genestreti +12
Magnetic reconnection is a ubiquitous plasma process that transforms magnetic energy into particle energy during eruptive events throughout the universe. Reconnection not only conv…