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Reconnection of Magnetic FieldsSpacecraft observations of steady and nonsteady reconnection at the magnetopause are reviewed. Computer simulations of three-dimensional reconnection in the geomagnetic tail are discussed. Theoretical aspects of the energization of particles in current sheets and of the microprocesses in the diffusion region are presented. Terrella experiments in which magnetospheric reconnection is simulated at both the magnetopause and in the tail are described. The possible role of reconnection in the evolution of solar magnetic fields and solar flares is discussed. A two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic computer simulation of turbulent reconnection is examined. Results concerning reconnection in Tokamak devices are also presented.
Document ID
19840026262
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Solar Terrest. Phys.
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
84N34333
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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