Numerical simulation of magnetic reconnection and plasmoid dynamics in the geotail

dc.contributor.author	Roy, M.
dc.contributor.author	Lakhina, G.S.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-23T06:32:10Z
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-12T09:29:58Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-23T06:32:10Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-12T09:29:58Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.identifier.citation	Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics, v.31, p.183-189, 2002	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/473
dc.description.abstract	The time evolution of the geotail is represented by a set of single fluid magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations. The initial equilibrium is allowed to be destroyed by a finite, but very small electric resistivity, so that the fluid is still an almost ideal MHD system. The subsequent evolution of the geotail is investigated by a two-dimensional numerical code. The onset of reconnection and formation of magnetic island-like structures called plasmoids are reproduced. The velocity pattern and the size of plasmoid are investigated under different initial conditions and are compared with actual observations in space.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Magnetic reconnection	en_US
dc.subject	Plasmoid dynamics	en_US
dc.subject	Magnetohydrodynamic	en_US
dc.subject	Geotail	en_US
dc.title	Numerical simulation of magnetic reconnection and plasmoid dynamics in the geotail	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.accession	090980