Concept information
Preferred term
magnetic reconnection
Definition
- Magnetic reconnection is a physical process occurring in highly conducting plasmas in which the magnetic topology is rearranged and magnetic energy is converted to kinetic energy, thermal energy, and particle acceleration. Magnetic reconnection occurs on timescales intermediate between slow resistive diffusion of the magnetic field and fast Alfvénic timescales. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_reconnection)
Broader concept
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-W1JFB7KL-4
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