On the Physical Interpretation of Malyshkin's (2008) Model of Resistive Hall-MHD Reconnection

Details On the Physical Interpretation of Malyshkin's (2008) Model of Resistive Hall-MHD Reconnection On the Physical Interpretation of Malyshkin's (2008) Model of Resistive Hall-MHD Reconnection

2009-01-05

arxiv.org/abs/0901.0520v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

2 pages, no figures

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A simple Sweet--Parker-like model for the electron current layer in resistive Hall magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) reconnection is presented, with the focus on the collisionless limit. The derivation readily recovers the main results obtained recently by Malyshkin [PRL, 101, 225001 (2008)] and others, but is much quicker and more physically transparent. In particular, it highlights the role of resistive drag in determining the electron outflow velocity. The principal limitations of any such approach are discussed.

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