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 …

Magnetic reconnection is an energy conversion process that occurs in many astrophysical
contexts including Earth's magnetosphere, where the process can be investigated in situ by …

Weakly collisional and collisionless plasmas are typically far from local thermodynamic
equilibrium (LTE), and understanding energy conversion in such systems is a forefront …

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 …

Kinetic particle‐in‐cell simulations are used to identify signatures of the electron diffusion
region (EDR) and its surroundings during asymmetric magnetic reconnection. A “shoulder” …

The physical foundations of the dissipation of energy and the associated heating in weakly
collisional plasmas are poorly understood. Here, we compare and contrast several …

The electron diffusion region during magnetic reconnection lies in different regimes
depending on the pressure anisotropy, which is regulated by the properties of thermal …

Based on high‐resolution measurements from NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission,
we present the dynamics of electrons associated with current systems observed near the …

We study electron distribution functions in a diffusion region of antiparallel asymmetric
reconnection by means of particle‐in‐cell simulations and analytical theory. At the electron …