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Paper: Algorithm to Find Quasi Two-dimensional Reconnection Topology in Three-dimensional Simulations
Volume: 459, 6th International Conference of Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows (ASTRONUM 2011)
Page: 240
Authors: Raeder, J.; Germaschewski, K.
Abstract: We present an algorithm to find topological x-points and x-lines in the gridded data from plasma simulations. The algorithm is different from algorithms that find topological nulls, and also finds x-line topology when a guide field is present. We present an example of an OpenGGCM simulation of magnetic reconnection at Earth's magnetosphere, and we discuss the dependence of the results on the free parameter present in the algorithm.
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