Self-organized Criticality from Separator Reconnection in Solar Flares
Longcope, D. W. and E. J. Noonan, Self-organized Criticality from Separator Reconnection in Solar Flares, ApJ, 542, 1088-1099 (2000) (ADS)
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This is a different kind of cartoon, all right, taking a first stab
at combining MHD with self-organized criticality, as depicted more
physically in the Vlahos cartoon here.
The paper has lots of interesting ideas and is a good read.
Can sweet magnetic reconnection find happiness with an ageing sandpile?
This is a different kind of cartoon, all right, taking a first stab at combining MHD with self-organized criticality, as depicted more physically in the Vlahos cartoon here. The paper has lots of interesting ideas and is a good read. Can sweet magnetic reconnection find happiness with an ageing sandpile?