Magnetic reconnection in a magnetohydrodynamic plasma

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Kulsrud, RM [1 ]
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[1] Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
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10.1063/1.872827
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Magnetic reconnection is important because of its connection with the topology of held lines. In general, a change in topology means a change of equilibrium, and a release of energy, such as occurs in solar flares. In the context of the solar flare two models for magnetic reconnection, the Sweet-Parker and the Petschek mechanism are presented. The pros and cons of these two models are presented. The role of anomalous resistivity in the Sweet-Parker model is discussed. The bearing of a laboratory experiment and a boundary layer analysis of the problem are described. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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