Shay Michael, Adhikari Subash, Beesho Naoki, Birn Joachim, Büchner Jörg, Cassak Paul, Chen Li-Jen, Chen Yuxi, Cozzani Giulia, Drake James, Guo Fan, Hesse Michael, Jain Neeraj, Pfau-Kempf Yann, Lin Yu, Liu Yi-Hsin, Oka Mitsuo, Omelchenko Yuri, Palmroth Minna, Pezzi Oreste, Reiff Patricia H, Swisdak Marc, Toffoletto Frank, Toth Gabor, Wolf Richard A
Bartol Research Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, 19716 DE USA.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 26506 WV USA.
Space Sci Rev. 2025;221(6):81. doi: 10.1007/s11214-025-01210-5. Epub 2025 Sep 9.
Simulations have played a critical role in the advancement of our knowledge of magnetic reconnection. However, due to the inherently multiscale nature of reconnection, it is impossible to simulate all physics at all scales. For this reason, a wide range of simulation methods have been crafted to study particular aspects and consequences of magnetic reconnection. This article reviews many of these methods, laying out critical assumptions, numerical techniques, and giving examples of scientific results. Plasma models described include magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), Hall MHD, Hybrid, kinetic particle-in-cell (PIC), kinetic Vlasov, Fluid models with embedded PIC, Fluid models with direct feedback from energetic populations, and the Rice Convection Model (RCM).
模拟在推进我们对磁重联的认识方面发挥了关键作用。然而，由于重联本质上具有多尺度特性，不可能在所有尺度上模拟所有物理过程。因此，人们设计了各种各样的模拟方法来研究磁重联的特定方面和结果。本文回顾了其中许多方法，阐述了关键假设、数值技术，并给出了科学成果示例。所描述的等离子体模型包括磁流体动力学（MHD）、霍尔磁流体动力学、混合模型、动力学粒子模拟（PIC）、动力学弗拉索夫模型、带有嵌入式PIC的流体模型、具有来自高能粒子群直接反馈的流体模型以及莱斯对流模型（RCM）。
