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Towards cross-hierarchy simulation of collisionless driven reconnection in an open system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2006

R. HORIUCHI ,
H. OHTANI  and
A. ISHIZAWA
R. HORIUCHI
Affiliation:
National Institute for Fusion Science, Oroshi-cho 322-6, Toki 509-5292, Japan The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Soken-dai), Oroshi-cho 322-6, Toki 509-5292, Japan
H. OHTANI
Affiliation:
National Institute for Fusion Science, Oroshi-cho 322-6, Toki 509-5292, Japan The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Soken-dai), Oroshi-cho 322-6, Toki 509-5292, Japan
A. ISHIZAWA
Affiliation:
National Institute for Fusion Science, Oroshi-cho 322-6, Toki 509-5292, Japan
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Abstract

The basic idea of a cross-hierarchy model for magnetic reconnection in an open system is proposed, where a microscopic system is surrounded by a macroscopic system and the interaction between the two systems is expressed by the plasma inflow and outflow through the system boundary. Collisionless driven reconnection in two-dimensional and three-dimensional open systems is demonstrated using an open particle simulation model developed as a microscopic part of a cross-hierarchy model. It is found that the openness of the system and scale-coupling effects play crucial roles in collisionless driven reconnection.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 72 , Issue 6 , December 2006 , pp. 953 - 956
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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