2 papers
physics.space-ph2025
Suppression of the collisionless tearing mode by flow shear: implications for reconnection onset in the Alfvénic solar wind
A. Mallet, S. Eriksson, M. Swisdak +1
We analyse the collisionless tearing mode instability of a current sheet with a strong shear flow across the layer. The growth rate decreases with increasing shear flow, and is com…
physics.plasm-ph2025
The effect of shear flow on the resistive tearing instability
Alfred Mallet, Stefan Eriksson, Marc Swisdak +1
We develop a new scaling theory for the resistive tearing mode instability of a current sheet with a strong shear flow across the layer. The growth rate decreases with increasing f…