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 …

Particle energization in shear flows is invoked to explain nonthermal emission from the
boundaries of relativistic astrophysical jets. Yet the physics of particle injection, ie, the …

Blobs, or quasi-spherical emission regions containing relativistic particles and magnetic
fields, are often assumed ad hoc in emission models of relativistic astrophysical jets, yet their …

Nonthermal electron acceleration via magnetic reconnection is thought to play an important
role in powering the variable X-ray emission from radiatively inefficient accretion flows …

In this chapter, we review some features of particle acceleration in astrophysical jets. We
begin by describing four observational results relating to the topic, with particular emphasis …

One of the main dissipation processes acting on all scales in relativistic jets is thought to be
governed by magnetic reconnection. Such dissipation processes have been studied in …

Magnetic reconnection is the topological reconfiguration of the magnetic field in a plasma,
accompanied by the violent release of energy and particle acceleration. Reconnection is as …

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 …

Modes and manifestations of the explosive activity in the Earth's magnetotail, as well as its
onset mechanisms and key pre-onset conditions are reviewed. Two mechanisms for the …