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Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection and Waves: Progress Review

Khotyaintsev, Yuri V.; Graham, Daniel B.; Vaivads, Andris +1 more

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process whereby microscopic plasma processes cause macroscopic changes in magnetic field topology, leading to explosive energy release. Waves and turbulence generated during the reconnection process can produce particle diffusion, and anomalous resistivity, as well as heat the plasma and accelerate plasma par…