Evidence for a singularity in ideal magnetohydrodynamics: implications for fast reconnection

Details Evidence for a singularity in ideal magnetohydrodynamics: implications for fast reconnection Evidence for a singularity in ideal magnetohydrodynamics: implications for fast reconnection

1998-12-10

arxiv.org/abs/physics/9812017v2

Physics

Plasma Physics

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1155

Numerical evidence for a finite-time singularity in ideal 3D magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is presented. The simulations start from two interlocking magnetic flux rings with no initial velocity. The magnetic curvature force causes the flux rings to shrink until they come into contact. This produces a current sheet between them. In the ideal compressible calculations, the evidence for a singularity in a finite time $t_c$ is that the peak current density behaves like $|J|_\infty \sim 1/(t_c-t)$ for a range of sound speeds (or plasma betas). For the incompressible calculations consistency with the compressible calculations is noted and evidence is presented that there is convergence to a self-similar state. In the resistive reconnection calculations the magnetic helicity is nearly conserved and energy is dissipated.

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