Astrophysical plasmas have the remarkable ability to preserve magnetic topology, which
inevitably gives rise to the accumulation of magnetic energy within stressed regions …

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 …

Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence regulates the transfer of energy from large to small scales
in many astrophysical systems, including the solar atmosphere. We perform three …

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 …

We present the results of 3D particle-in-cell simulations that explore relativistic magnetic
reconnection in pair plasma with strong synchrotron cooling and a small mass fraction of …

A general theory of the onset and development of the plasmoid instability is formulated by
means of a principle of least time. The scaling relations for the final aspect ratio, transition …

Magnetic reconnection is invoked as an efficient particle accelerator in a variety of
astrophysical sources of non-thermal high-energy radiation. With large-scale two …

It was demonstrated by Comisso and Asenjo that the magnetic reconnection in the
ergosphere is a promising mechanism to extract energy from the rotating Kerr black hole. In …

The current understanding of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence envisions turbulent
eddies which are anisotropic in all three directions. In the plane perpendicular to the local …

Spinning black holes store rotational energy that can be extracted. When a black hole is
immersed in an externally supplied magnetic field, reconnection of magnetic field lines …