In this review we focus on the fundamental theory of magnetohydrodynamic reconnection,
together with applications to understanding a wide range of dynamic processes in the solar …

Solar flares are energetic events taking place in the Sun's atmosphere, and their effects can
greatly impact the environment of the surrounding planets. In particular, eruptive flares, as …

Magnetic reconnection—the process responsible for many explosive phenomena in both
nature and laboratory—is efficient at dissipating magnetic energy into particle energy. To …

Flare ribbons are commonly attributed to the low-altitude impact, along the footprints of
separatrices or quasi-separatrix layers (QSLs), of particle beams accelerated through …

The magnetic field in many astrophysical plasmas–such as the solar corona and Earth's
magnetosphere–has been shown to have a highly complex, three-dimensional structure …

Recent advances in theory and computational experiments have shown the need to refine
the previous categorization of magnetic reconnection at three-dimensional null points …

Here we detail the dynamic evolution of localized reconnection regions about 3D magnetic
null points using numerical simulation. We demonstrate for the first time that reconnection …

Solar flares are powerful radiations occurring in the Sun's atmosphere. They are powered by
magnetic reconnection, a phenomenon that can convert magnetic energy into other forms of …

Magnetic separators are important locations of three‐dimensional magnetic reconnection.
They are field lines that lie along the edges of four flux domains and represent the …

Three-dimensional magnetic null points are ubiquitous in the solar corona and in any
generic mixed-polarity magnetic field. We consider magnetic reconnection at an isolated …