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Magnetically driven coupling in relativistic radiation-mediated shocks
J. F. Mahlmann, A. Vanthieghem, A. A. Philippov +3
The radiation drag in photon-rich environments of cosmic explosions can seed kinetic instabilities by inducing velocity spreads between relativistically streaming plasma components…
Breakdown of force-free electrodynamics in electric zones
Amir Levinson
It is shown that force-free electrodynamics (FFE) breaks down in regions where (electric zones) even if . Spontaneous creation of such regions…
Electromagnetic fireworks: Fast radio bursts from rapid reconnection in the compressed magnetar wind
J. F. Mahlmann, A. A. Philippov, A. Levinson +2
One scenario for the generation of fast radio bursts (FRBs) is magnetic reconnection in a current sheet of the magnetar wind. Compressed by a strong magnetic pulse induced by a mag…
The role of plasma instabilities in relativistic radiation mediated shocks: stability analysis and particle-in-cell simulations
Arno Vanthieghem, Jens F. Mahlmann, Amir Levinson +3
Relativistic radiation mediated shocks (RRMS) likely form in prodigious cosmic explosions. The structure and emission of such shocks is regulated by copious production of electron-…