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Reconnection rate for the steady-state Petschek model

Nikolai V. Erkaev, Vladimir S. Semenov, Ferdinand Jamitzky

physics.plasm-pharXiv:physics/9909003

Abstract

Reconnection rate is found for the canonical simplest case of steady-state two-dimensional symmetric reconnection in an incompressible plasma by matching of outer Petschek solution and internal diffusion region solution. The reconnection rate obtained naturally incorporates both Sweet-Parker and Petschek regimes, the latter seems to be possible only for the case with strongly localized resistivity.

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