Magnetic reconnection in the era of exascale computing and multiscale experiments

H Ji, W Daughton, J Jara-Almonte, A Le… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Astrophysical plasmas have the remarkable ability to preserve magnetic topology, which
inevitably gives rise to the accumulation of magnetic energy within stressed regions …

Magnetic reconnection: MHD theory and modelling

DI Pontin, ER Priest - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2022 - Springer
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 …

The interplay of magnetically dominated turbulence and magnetic reconnection in producing nonthermal particles

L Comisso, L Sironi - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetized turbulence and magnetic reconnection are often invoked to explain the
nonthermal emission observed from a wide variety of astrophysical sources. By means of …

First-principles theory of the rate of magnetic reconnection in magnetospheric and solar plasmas

YH Liu, P Cassak, X Li, M Hesse, SC Lin… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The rate of magnetic reconnection is of the utmost importance in a variety of processes
because it controls, for example, the rate energy is released in solar flares, the speed of the …

MHD turbulence: a biased review

AA Schekochihin - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2022 - cambridge.org
This review of scaling theories of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence aims to put the
developments of the last few years in the context of the canonical time line (from Kolmogorov …

Formation of power-law electron energy spectra in three-dimensional low-β magnetic reconnection

X Li, F Guo, H Li, A Stanier, P Kilian - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
While observations have suggested that power-law electron energy spectra are a common
outcome of strong energy release during magnetic reconnection, eg, in solar flares, kinetic …

Magnetic reconnection and plasmoid formation in three-dimensional accretion flows around black holes

A Nathanail, V Mpisketzis, O Porth… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Magnetic reconnection is thought to be one of the main energy-dissipation mechanisms
fueling energy to the plasma in the vicinity of a black hole. Indeed, plasmoids formed …

The acceleration of charged particles and formation of power-law energy spectra in nonrelativistic magnetic reconnection

X Li, F Guo, YH Liu - Physics of Plasmas, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic reconnection is a primary driver of particle acceleration processes in space and
astrophysical plasmas. Understanding how particles are accelerated and the resulting …

Reconnection and particle acceleration in three-dimensional current sheet evolution in moderately magnetized astrophysical pair plasma

GR Werner, DA Uzdensky - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2021 - cambridge.org
Magnetic reconnection, a plasma process converting magnetic energy to particle kinetic
energy, is often invoked to explain magnetic energy releases powering high-energy flares in …

The interplay between collisionless magnetic reconnection and turbulence

JE Stawarz, PA Muñoz, N Bessho… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Alongside magnetic reconnection, turbulence is another fundamental nonlinear plasma
phenomenon that plays a key role in energy transport and conversion in space and …