Browsing by Author "McClymont, A.N."
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Dynamic magnetic reconnection at an X-type neutral point
(1991)The relaxation of a two-dimensional "X-type" neutral point magnetic field disturbed from equilibrium is considered. Perturbations are shown to possess well-defined azimuthal modes which allow an exact determination of the ... -
Dynamical finite-amplitude magnetic reconnection at an X-type neutral point
(1996)The linear theory of magnetic reconnection demonstrates that the rate of energy release at an X-type neutral point is "fast" - only logarithmically dependent on the plasma resistivity - if the field is strictly two-dimensional, ... -
Linear theory of fast reconnection at an X-type neutral point
(1993)A linear theory is developed for the dissipation of the free magnetic energy in small disturbances imposed on the potential field of an X-type neutral point. An eigenmode analysis, using cylindrical coordinates centered ... -
Magnetic energy release in dynamic fan reconnection models
(1999-01)The problem of dynamic, three-dimensional magnetic reconnection is considered. Analytic “fan current” solutions are derived by superposing plane-wave disturbances on magnetic X-point equilibria. The localization of the ... -
Shear wave dissipation in planar magnetic X-Points
(1997-06)The resistive dissipation of nonlinear shear wave disturbances is discussed. We consider an incompressible, “open” X-point geometry, in which mass and energy are free to enter and leave the reconnection region. An analytic ...
