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Quantifying Gyrotropy in Magnetic Reconnection
M. Swisdak
A new scalar measure of the gyrotropy of a pressure tensor is defined. Previously suggested measures are shown to be incomplete by means of examples for which they give unphysical…
A model of the heliosphere with jets
J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak, M. Opher
An analytic model of the heliosheath (HS) between the termination shock (TS) and the heliopause (HP) is developed in the limit in which the interstellar flow and magnetic field are…
Electron acceleration in three-dimensional magnetic reconnection with a guide field
J. T. Dahlin, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak
Kinetic simulations of 3D collisionless magnetic reconnection with a guide field show a dramatic enhancement of energetic electron production when compared with 2D systems. In the…
Fast Magnetic Reconnection Due to Anisotropic Electron Pressure
P. A. Cassak, R. N. Baylor, R. L. Fermo +5
A new regime of fast magnetic reconnection with an out-of-plane (guide) magnetic field is reported in which the key role is played by an electron pressure anisotropy described by t…
Magnetized jets driven by the sun: the structure of the heliosphere revisited
M. Opher, J. F. Drake, B. Zieger +1
The classic accepted view of the heliosphere is a quiescent, comet-like shape aligned in the direction of the Sun's travel through the interstellar medium (ISM) extending for 1000'…