Movies

Note: You are more than welcome to copy these movies as you see fit. Please acknowledge me as the creator with
           the text: "created by M. Shay, University of Delaware."

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	Basic Reconnection: Out of page current with magnetic field lines. Field lines flow in towards the center of the page and reconnect. After they reconnect, the magnetic field line tension flings the plasma to the left or right away from the x-line. Near the x-line a very large negative (colored black) current forms.  GIF format and AVI format
	Solitary x-line: Dynamics of a finite length x-line which does not grow in length but only propagates. Greyscale is current and arrows are ion flows. Slice of 3D simulation center of initial current sheet. The black blob which forms and propagates upwards is the finite length x-line. Notice that it does not grow in length as time passes.
	Growing finite length x-line: Same as solitary x-line movie but beginning with a narrower current sheet. The x-line grows in length upwards.

This page last updated on July 12, 2004 . Questions and comments please e-mail web.page.mshay@xoxy.net