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Reconnection in turbulent astrophysical fluids
A. Lazarian, G. Eyink, E. Vishniac +1
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process of magnetic field topology change. We analyze the connection of this process with turbulence which is ubiquitous in astrophysical env…
Acceleration of Energetic Particles through Reconnection of Weakly Stochastic Magnetic Field
A. Lazarian, G. Kowal, E. Gouveia dal Pino +1
Astrophysical media are turbulent and therefore reconnection should be treated in the presence of pre-existing turbulence. We consider the model of fast magnetic reconnection in La…
Relation of Astrophysical Turbulence and Magnetic Reconnection
A. Lazarian, G. Eyink, E. Vishniac
Astrophysical fluids are generically turbulent and this must be taken into account for most transport processes. We discuss how the preexisting turbulence modifies magnetic reconne…
Turbulent magnetic reconnection in 2D and 3D
A. Lazarian, G. Kowal, E. Vishniac +2
Magnetic field embedded in a perfectly conducting fluid preserves its topology for all time. Although ionized astrophysical objects, like stars and galactic disks, are almost perfe…
Thermal Equilibrium Curves and Turbulent Mixing in Keplerian Accretion Disks
Pin-Gao Gu, Ethan T. Vishniac, John K. Cannizzo
We consider vertical heat transport in Keplerian accretion disks, including the effects of radiation, convection, and turbulent mixing driven by the Balbus-Hawley instability, in a…
Nonlinear Instabilities in Shock-Bounded Slabs
ET Vishniac
(substantial changes to section 3.2, otherwise minor) We present an analysis of the hydrodynamic stability of a cold slab bounded by two accretion shocks. Previous numerical work h…