Pressure Tensor Elements Breaking the Frozen-In Law During Reconnection in Earth’s Magnetotail

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dc.contributor.authorEgedal, J.
dc.contributor.authorNg, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorLe, A.
dc.contributor.authorDaughton, W.
dc.contributor.authorWetherton, B.
dc.contributor.authorDorelli, J.
dc.contributor.authorGershman, D.
dc.contributor.authorRager, A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-27T15:09:47Z
dc.date.available2021-07-27T15:09:47Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-25
dc.description.abstractAided by fully kinetic simulations, spacecraft observations of magnetic reconnection in Earth’s magnetotail are analyzed. The structure of the electron diffusion region is in quantitative agreement with the numerical model. Of special interest, the spacecraft data reveal how reconnection is mediated by off-diagonal stress in the electron pressure tensor breaking the frozen-in law of the electron fluid.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank the MMS Science Data Center [36] for providing the data for this study. Simulations used LANL Institutional Computing and NASA HEC resources. A. L. acknowledges NASA Grant No. NNH17AE361.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.225101en_US
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dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2wb9n-egvh
dc.identifier.citationEgedal, J. et al.; Pressure Tensor Elements Breaking the Frozen-In Law During Reconnection in Earth’s Magnetotail; Physical Review Letters, 123, 225101, 25 November, 2019; https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.225101en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.225101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/22151
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_US
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dc.titlePressure Tensor Elements Breaking the Frozen-In Law During Reconnection in Earth’s Magnetotailen_US
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