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Ohm's law for a current sheetThe paper derives an Ohm's law for single-particle motion in a current sheet, where the magnetic field reverses in direction across the sheet. The result is considerably different from the resistive Ohm's law often used in MHD studies of the geomagnetic tail. Single-particle analysis is extended to obtain a self-consistency relation for a current sheet which agrees with previous results. The results are applicable to the concept of reconnection in that the electric field parallel to the current is obtained for a one-dimensional current sheet with constant normal magnetic field. Dissipated energy goes directly into accelerating particles within the current sheet.
Document ID
19850067080
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lyons, L. R.
(Aerospace Corp. Space Sciences Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Speiser, T. W.
(Colorado, University Boulder, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 90
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
85A49231
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3839
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-83-18203
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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