2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Numerical Study for Relativistic Outflows in Magnetically Dominated Region
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21540271
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
KOJIMA Yasufumi 広島大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (10192577)
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| Research Collaborator |
TAKAMI Kentarou 広島大学, 大学院, 大学院生
OOGI Junpei 広島大学, 大学院, 大学院生
KISAKA Shota 広島大学, 大学院, 大学院生
KATO Yugo 広島大学, 大学院, 大学院生
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 宇宙物理学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Outflows with relativistic speed appear in various astrophysical objects such as pulsars, gamma-ray bursts and accretion disks around a black hole. Strong magnetic field has been considered to be an important role on them, but theoretical understanding of the actual mechanism still remains. During the period supported by this Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, two major results are achieved. One is numerical construction of pulsar magnetosphere in terms of two-fluid approximation for the plasma. The other is the study of magnetic reconnection in highly magnetized situation. It is pointed out that the rate depends on the magnetic Reynolds number and magnetized parameter.
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