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Forced magnetic reconnection in the inviscid Taylor problem

Phys. Plasmas 11, 3525 (2004); doi:10.1063/1.1756587

Published 7 June 2004

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Andrew Cole and Richard Fitzpatrick
Center for Magnetic Reconnection Studies, Institute for Fusion Studies, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
The equations of incompressible inviscid two-dimensional MHD (magnetohydrodynamics) are numerically evolved in order to study a well-known model of forced magnetic reconnection. This problem, known as the Taylor problem, considers the response of a tearing-stable slab plasma equilibrium to a sudden, small amplitude boundary perturbation. The applied perturbation is such as to force magnetic reconnection and subsequent magnetic island formation within the plasma. The early dynamical phases of the reconnection process are investigated and found to be in good agreement with the analytic predictions of Hahm and Kulsrud [Phys. Fluids 28, 2412 (1985)]. Recent criticisms of this analysis by Ishizawa and Tokuda [Phys. Plasmas 8, 376 (2001)] are shown to be unwarranted. ©2004 American Institute of Physics.
History: Received 12 January 2004; accepted 6 April 2004; published 7 June 2004
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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords
PACS
  • 52.35.Vd
    Magnetic reconnection in plasmas
  • 52.30.Cv
    Plasma magnetohydrodynamics including electron magnetohydrodynamics
  • 52.35.Py
    Plasma macroinstabilities (hydromagnetic) e.g., kink, fire-hose, mirror, ballooning, tearing, trapped-particle, flute, Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities, etc
  • YEAR: 2004

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