Magnetic island merger as a mechanism for inverse magnetic energy transfer

Magnetic energy transfer from small to large scales due to successive magnetic island coalescence is investigated. A solvable analytical model is introduced and shown to correctly capture the evolution of the main quantities of interest, as borne out by direct numerical simulations. Magnetic reconne...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Muni (Author), Bhat, Pallavi (Author), Gomes Loureiro, Nuno F (Author), Uzdensky, Dmitri A. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society (APS), 2020-03-25T18:14:07Z.
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