Relativistic Asymmetric Magnetic Reconnection
We derive basic scaling equations for relativistic magnetic reconnection in the general case of asymmetric inflow conditions and obtain predictions for the outflow Lorentz factor and the reconnection rate. Kinetic particle-in-cell simulations show that the outflow speeds as well as the nonthermal sp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2022
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