Fast and slow two-fluid magnetic reconnection

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2010-05-20

arxiv.org/abs/1005.3760v1

Physica Scripta, T142, 014033 (2010)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

16 pages, 2 figures, 1 table

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We present a two-fluid magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model of quasi-stationary, two-dimensional magnetic reconnection in an incompressible plasma composed of electrons and ions. We find two distinct regimes of slow and fast reconnection. The presence of these two regimes can provide a possible explanation for the initial slow build up and subsequent rapid release of magnetic energy frequently observed in cosmic and laboratory plasmas.

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