Theoretical investigations of reconnection

Contents:

> Three-dimensional current sheet decay
> Cross-References

Three-dimensional current sheet decay

After two-dimensional collisionless current sheets current sheets have been shown to be stable this topic has been dealt with in several papers, published by J. Büchner et al. since 1995. They can be retrieved from the MPS publication database by > clicking here. The theoreticla suggestion have been verified using numerical > plasma simulations .

Cross-References

For more information see, e.g., the > Selfconsistent kinetic simulations page of the Magnetospheric particles and fields projects at the Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung or about > particle spectra > or about MHD-simulations . About the comparison of the simulation results with experimental observations see the > INTERBALL , the > GEOTAIL, the > EQUATOR-S project pages of the institute. For Cluster-related investigations see the > Rapid -homepage