An Exact Solution for Steady State Magnetic Reconnection in Three Dimensions
The Astrophysical Journal1995Vol. 455(2)
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Abstract
An exact three-dimensional solution is derived for the steady state magnetic reconnection of incompressible, resistive plasmas. The analysis provides a natural extension of the analytic, two-dimensional reconnection solution of Craig & Henton. The solution shows how advective motions through the separatrix “spine-curve” lead to global current sheets aligned to the separatrix “fan.”
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