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Local magnetic reconnection caused by vortices in the flow field
Author(s) -
Liu Z. X.,
Hu Y. D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl015i008p00752
Subject(s) - magnetic reconnection , physics , vortex , magnetohydrodynamics , magnetosphere , field (mathematics) , magnetic field , plasma , mechanics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
We suggest that local magnetic field reconnection can be caused by vortices in the flow field. The vortex‐induced reconnection may be an important mechanism of local reconnection in space plasma. MHD simulation is used to investigate the nonlinear evolution of vortex reconnection. We discuss the basic properties of this reconnection model and its application to the magnetosphere.