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arxiv: 0711.1666 · v3 · submitted 2007-11-11 · 🌌 astro-ph

Compression of the current sheet and its impact into the reconnection rate

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keywords currentratereconnectionsheetatmospherecollapsescompressiblecompression
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Numerical simulations of strongly compressible MHD corresponding to a stellar atmosphere with substantial gravity and near force-free magnetic fields show that the current sheet collapses (its width decreasing substantially). As a result, the reconnection rate increases dramatically.

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