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Magnetic reconnection associated with the tearing instability occurring in double-current sheet systems is investigated within the framework of reduced resistive magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in a two-dimensional Cartesian geometry. The…
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A simple Sweet--Parker-like model for the electron current layer in resistive Hall magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) reconnection is presented, with the focus on the collisionless limit. The derivation readily recovers the main results obtained…
Relativistic magnetic reconnection is one of the most fundamental mechanisms considered responsible for the acceleration of relativistic particles in astrophysical jets and magnetospheres of compact objects. Understanding the properties of…
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