Relativistic Petschek reconnection with pressure anisotropy in a pair-plasma

J. M. TenBarge; R. D. Hazeltine; S. M. Mahajan

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Relativistic Petschek reconnection with pressure anisotropy in a pair-plasma

J. M. TenBarge, R. D. Hazeltine, S. M. Mahajan

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Abstract

Reconnection of magnetic field lines for a wide range of parameters in the relativistic regime is considered. A newly developed covariant fluid model for magnetized plasmas, incorporating pressure anisotropy, is used to expand the study of the Petschek-type reconnection in a pair-plasma governed by slow-mode shocks. The plasma parameters are found to be strongly modified by anisotropy on both sides of the shock.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	335-341
Number of pages	7
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	403
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16116.x
State	Published - Mar 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

Magnetic fields
MHD
Shock waves

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Relativistic Petschek reconnection with pressure anisotropy in a pair-plasma

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