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050 0 0 _aQC809.M3
_bR43 2007
082 0 4 _a538.6
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245 0 0 _aReconnection of magnetic fields :
_bmagnetohydrodynamics and collisionless theory and observations /
_cedited by J. Birn and E.R. Priest.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2007.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 342 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 0 _g1.
_tIntroduction --
_g1.1.
_tThe sun /
_rE.R. Priest --
_g1.2.
_tEarth's magnetosphere /
_rJ. Birn --
_g2.
_tBasic theory of MHD reconnection --
_g2.1.
_tClassical theory of two-dimensional reconnection /
_rT.G. Forbes --
_g2.2.
_tFundamental concepts /
_rG. Hornig --
_g2.3.
_tThree-dimensional reconnection in the absence of magnetic null points /
_rG. Hornig --
_g2.4.
_tThree-dimensional reconnection at magnetic null points /
_rD.I. Pontin --
_g2.5.
_tThree-dimensional flux tube reconnection /
_rM.G. Linton --
_g3.
_tBasic theory of collisionless reconnection --
_g3.1.
_tFundamentals of collisionless reconnection /
_rJ.F. Drake and M.A. Shay --
_g3.2.
_tDiffusion region physics /
_rM. Hesse --
_g3.3.
_tOnset of magnetic reconnection /
_rP.L. Pritchett.
520 _aThe reconnection of magnetic fields is one of the most fascinating processes in plasma physics, responsible for phenomena such as solar flares and magnetospheric substorms. The concept of reconnection has developed through recent advances in exploring the magnetospheres of the Sun and Earth through theory, computer simulations and spacecraft observations. The great challenge in understanding it stems from balancing the large volumes of plasma and magnetic fields involved with the energy release with the physical mechanism which relies on the strongly localized behavior of charged particles. This book, edited by and with contributions from leading scientists in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of recent theoretical and observational findings concerning the physics of reconnection and the complex structures that may give rise to, or develop from, reconnection. It is intended for researchers and graduate students interested in the dynamics of plasmas.
650 0 _aMagnetohydrodynamics.
650 0 _aMagnetic reconnection.
700 1 _aBirn, J.
_q(Joachim),
_eeditor.
700 1 _aPriest, E. R.
_q(Eric Ronald),
_d1943-
_eeditor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521854207
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511536151
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