The fundamental physics of magnetic reconnection in laboratory and space plasmas is
reviewed by discussing results from theory, numerical simulations, observations from space …

Magnetic reconnection is a topological rearrangement of magnetic field that converts
magnetic energy to plasma energy. Astrophysical flares, from the Earth's magnetosphere to …

From spacecraft data, it is evident that electron pressure anisotropy develops in collisionless
plasmas. This is in contrast to the results of theoretical investigations, which suggest this …

Magnetic reconnection is a topological rearrangement of magnetic field that occurs on time
scales much faster than the global magnetic diffusion time. Since the field lines break on …

A previous analysis of electron distributions measured in situ by the Wind spacecraft has
revealed that electrons were trapped in the electromagnetic geometry of the reconnection …

We introduce an extensible multi-fluid moment model in the context of collisionless magnetic
reconnection. This model evolves full Maxwell equations and simultaneously moments of …

Laboratory experiments provide a valuable complement to explore the fundamental physics
of space plasmas without the limitations inherent to spacecraft measurements. Specifically …

A concise review is given on the past two decades' results from laboratory experiments on
collisionless magnetic reconnection in direct relation with space measurements, especially …

Electron and ion heating characteristics during merging reconnection start-up on the MAST
spherical tokamak have been revealed in detail using a 130 channel yttrium aluminum …

We present a model for the spontaneous onset of fast magnetic reconnection in a weakly
collisional plasma, such as the solar corona. When sheared magnetic fields in the corona …