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☀ Solar Flares — 2D Magnetic Reconnection Sheet and Light Curve

2D cross-section companion of the solar flares sim: a reconnection current sheet with Alfven speed, Lundquist number, Sweet-Parker and plasmoid-regime inflow, a flare light curve from the stored magnetic energy budget and three analytic checks.

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Solar Flares — 2D Magnetic Reconnection Sheet and Light Curve ↗ Open standalone
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2D cross-section companion of the solar flares sim: a reconnection current sheet with Alfven speed, Lundquist number, Sweet-Parker and plasmoid-regime inflow, a flare light curve from the stored magnetic energy budget and three analytic checks.

Solar FlaresMagnetic ReconnectionSweet-ParkerPlasma Physics

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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