New Insights Into Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection Enabled by Ultra-High Performance Three-Dimensional Kinetic Simulations

Recent innovations in large-scale 3-D kinetic simulations along with advanced visualization techniques are facilitating new scientific discoveries into the basic physics of collisionless magnetic reconnection. Present supercomputers are now fully capable of exploring the dynamics of large-scale elec...

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Published in:	IEEE transactions on plasma science Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 1110 - 1111
Main Authors:	Yin, L., Albright, B.J., Bowers, K.J., Daughton, W., Kwan, T.J.T., Margulies, J., Nelson, E.M., Karimabadi, H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York IEEE 01-08-2008 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:	Electrons Kinetic theory Kinetics Laboratories Large-scale systems Magnetic fields Magnetic reconnection Magnetosphere multidimensional systems nonlinear systems parallel machines Plasma Plasma applications Plasma simulation Plasma stability Plasma temperature Plasma waves Plasmas Positrons Simulation Technological innovation
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Summary:	Recent innovations in large-scale 3-D kinetic simulations along with advanced visualization techniques are facilitating new scientific discoveries into the basic physics of collisionless magnetic reconnection. Present supercomputers are now fully capable of exploring the dynamics of large-scale electron-positron plasmas, whereas the next generation will extend this capability to allow first-principle simulations of magnetic reconnection in electron-proton plasmas.
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ISSN:	0093-3813 1939-9375
DOI:	10.1109/TPS.2008.922934