MHD SIMULATIONS IN PLASMA PHYSICS

The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations are often used in problems solved both in low- and high-temperature plasma physics. This method is very suitable for problems where the magnetic field plays important role on processes in these kind of plasmas. There is very important and interesting phenomenon called reconnection of magnetic field in high-temperature plasma physics. Explaining of this effect allow us to understand processes in this type of plasma. For exam-ple, through the reconnection of magnetic field the clouds of charged particles can leave the surface of the Sun and then implicate auroras and other effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Our contribution has rather retrieval character for now. In our contribution we deal with description of MHD equations and methods of its solution, explanation of magnetic reconnection and possibilities of simulations of this phenomena and finally our next plans with Matlab package in this problem.