Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-10-09
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
32 Pages, 13 Figures. accepted, to appear in Physics of Plasmas (049012)
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.1322558
The process of current filamentation in permanently externally driven, initially globally ideal plasmas is investigated by means of two-dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)-simulations. This situation is typical for astrophysical systems like jets, the interstellar and intergalactic medium where the dynamics is dominated by external forces. Two different cases are studied. In one case, the system is ideal permanently and dissipative processes are excluded. In the second case, a system with a current density dependent resistivity is considered. This resistivity is switched on self-consistently in current filaments and allows for local dissipation due to magnetic reconnection. Thus one finds tearing of current filaments and, besides, merging of filaments due to coalescence instabilities. Energy input and dissipation finally balance each other and the system reaches a state of constant magnetic energy in time.
Konz Christian
Lesch Harald
Wiechen Heinz
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