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Identification of active magnetic reconnection using magnetic flux transport in plasma turbulence
Tak Chu Li, Yi-Hsin Liu, Yi Qi
Magnetic reconnection has been suggested to play an important role in the dynamics and energetics of plasma turbulence by spacecraft observations, simulations and theory over the p…
Fast Magnetic Reconnection induced by Resistivity Gradients in 2D Magnetohydrodynamics
Shan-Chang Lin, Yi-Hsin Liu, Xiaocan Li
Using 2-dimensional (2D) magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations, we show that Petschek-type magnetic reconnection can be induced using a simple resistivity gradient in the reconnec…
The Acceleration of Charged Particles and Formation of Power-law Energy Spectra in Nonrelativistic Magnetic Reconnection
Xiaocan Li, Fan Guo, Yi-Hsin Liu
Magnetic reconnection is a primary driver of particle acceleration processes in space and astrophysical plasmas. Understanding how particles are accelerated and the resulting parti…
The Effect of Thermal Pressure on Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection Rate
Xiaocan Li, Yi-Hsin Liu
Modeling collisionless magnetic reconnection rate is an outstanding challenge in basic plasma physics research. While the seemingly universal rate of an order is…