Numerical Simulation of Collisionless Driven Reconnection Controlled by Multi-Scale Physics in Open Systems
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Dynamical process of magnetic reconnection controlled by multi-scale physics is investigated using a series of numerical simulation models developed for the analysis of magnetic reconnection in open systems. Two dissipation regions with different spatial scales are formed inside the kinetic regime and a new force balance state is realized there through the combined action of the Hall effect and the effect of external driving source. MHDPIC interlocked simulation scheme is developed based on domain decomposition method for the investigation of multi-scale physics in magnetic reconnection. The scheme is applied to propagation of MHD waves and is confirmed to work well.
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