▪ Abstract Impulsive reconnection dynamics is characterized not only by fast growth but also
by a sudden change in the time derivative of the growth rate. I review recent developments …

Using time dependent MHD simulations, we study the nature of three-dimensional magnetic
reconnection in thin quasi-separatrix layers (QSLs), in the absence of null points. This …

In 3D magnetic field configurations, quasi-separatrix layers (QSLs) are defined as volumes
in which field lines locally display strong gradients of connectivity. Considering QSLs both as …

Recent developments in the theory and simulation of nonlinear collisionless reconnection
hold the promise for providing solutions to some outstanding problems in laboratory and …

A numerical simulation of forced reconnection and current sheet growth due to inward
boundary flows in semi‐collisional plasmas is presented, and contrasted with the results of …

Magnetic reconnection of solar coronal loops is the main process that causes solar flares
and possibly coronal heating. In the standard model, magnetic field lines break and …

An analytical treatment is given of two‐dimensional, quasi‐steady collisionless reconnection
on the basis of the generalized Ohm's law, including the effects of the Hall current and scalar …

Parker's model of coronal heating [EN Parker, Astrophys. J. 174, 499 (1972)] is considered
within the framework of ideal reduced magnetohydrodynamics. It is shown that there can be …

Magnetic reconnection is widely believed to be involved in dynamical phenomena such as
solar flares or magnetospheric substorms. The Sweet–Parker model of magnetic …

Using the CLT code, the resistivity dependence of the reconnection rate during the explosive
phase at various separations of two rational surfaces of m/n= 3/1 double tearing mode is …