Energy-dependent polarization angle variability distinguishes reconnection from turbulence as the driver of blazar flares, with Mrk 421 and 1ES 1959+650 data favoring reconnection.
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MHD-PIC simulations find that the non-thermal particle spectral index alpha steepens as alpha proportional to beta to the power 0.5 in the relativistic regime, due to inertial mass density acting as an energy sink that reduces Alfven velocity.
3D kinetic simulations find that merging Lundquist flux tubes produce delayed reconnection onset in 3D, a normalized reconnection rate of 0.08-0.10, and nonthermal particle spectra with power-law index 1.6-2.0 and cutoff gamma_cut/sigma_in approximately 50.
Coherent structures that self-consistently emerge in strong MHD turbulence serve as the dominant sites for localized electric-field intensification and repeated particle acceleration across cosmic plasmas.
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Energy-Dependent Polarization Angle Variability as a Robust Diagnostic for Blazar Flaring Mechanisms
Energy-dependent polarization angle variability distinguishes reconnection from turbulence as the driver of blazar flares, with Mrk 421 and 1ES 1959+650 data favoring reconnection.
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The $\beta$-Dependence of Particle Spectra in Relativistic Turbulent Reconnection
MHD-PIC simulations find that the non-thermal particle spectral index alpha steepens as alpha proportional to beta to the power 0.5 in the relativistic regime, due to inertial mass density acting as an energy sink that reduces Alfven velocity.
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3D Kinetic Simulations of Driven Reconnection in Merging Flux Tubes
3D kinetic simulations find that merging Lundquist flux tubes produce delayed reconnection onset in 3D, a normalized reconnection rate of 0.08-0.10, and nonthermal particle spectra with power-law index 1.6-2.0 and cutoff gamma_cut/sigma_in approximately 50.
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Strong MHD Turbulence and Coherent Structures as Drivers of Cosmic Particle Acceleration
Coherent structures that self-consistently emerge in strong MHD turbulence serve as the dominant sites for localized electric-field intensification and repeated particle acceleration across cosmic plasmas.