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Torsional magnetic reconnection: The effects of localizing the non-ideal (ηJ) term (2011)
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Wyper, P., & Jain, R. (2011). Torsional magnetic reconnection: The effects of localizing the non-ideal (ηJ) term. Journal of Plasma Physics, 77(06), 843-855. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377811000262

Magnetic reconnection in three dimensions (3D) is a natural extension from X-point reconnection in two dimensions. Of central importance in the 3D process is a localized non-ideal region within which the plasma and magnetic field decouple allowing fo... Read More about Torsional magnetic reconnection: The effects of localizing the non-ideal (ηJ) term.