Title
Electron-inertia effects on magnetic field reconnection driven by perturbations on boundaries
Abbreviated Journal Title
Phys. Lett. A
Keywords
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Abstract
In this Letter, we consider electron-inertia effects on the magnetic field reconnection induced by perturbing the boundaries of a slab of plasma with a magnetic neutral surface inside. The subsequent evolution of the current sheet formed at the magnetic neutral surface via ideal MHD development is found to be divided into two distinct stages: (1) the electron-inertia stage for small times (when the current sheet is very narrow); (2) the resistive-diffusion stage for large times. The current sheet mainly undergoes exponential damping in the electron-inertia regime while the bulk of the diffusion occurs in the resistivity regime. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Journal Title
Physics Letters A
Volume
292
Issue/Number
1-2
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
134
Last Page
140
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0375-9601
Recommended Citation
"Electron-inertia effects on magnetic field reconnection driven by perturbations on boundaries" (2001). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 8220.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/8220