Snapshot: Magnetic reconnection simulations using Trixi.jl

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We use Trixi.jl in a 2d simulation of reconnecting magnetic flux tubes.
Author

Simon Candelaresi

Published

2025-05-07

We use Trixi.jl in a 2d simulation of reconnecting magnetic flux tubes. The setup is very similar to the Sweet-Parker reconnection model. The prescribed velocity field pushed the magnetic field into the center where the electric current density increases. At a high enough field density we observe reconnection events.

Magnetic reconnection simulation in Trixi.jl showing field lines dragged into the reconnection region

Magnetic field lines (black) being dragged by a prescribed velocity field (arrows) into the reconnection region. The simulations are performed in Trixi.jl using a 2d MHD model. © University of Augsburg