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Structures of reconnection layers based on the ideal magnetohydrodynamic equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Wenlong Dai  and
Paul R. Woodward
Wenlong Dai
Affiliation:
Army High Performance Computing Research Center/University of Minnesota, 1100 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, U.S.A.
Paul R. Woodward
Affiliation:
Army High Performance Computing Research Center/University of Minnesota, 1100 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, U.S.A.
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Abstract

A Riemann solver is used, and a set of numerical simulations are performed, to study the structures of reconnection layers in the approximation of the one- dimensional ideal MHD equations. Since the Riemann solver may solve general Riemarin problems, the model used in this paper is more general than those in previous investigations on this problem. Under the conditions used in the previous investigations, the structures we obtained are the same. Our numerical simulations show quantitative agreement with those obtained through the Riemann solver.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , June 1994 , pp. 381 - 398
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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