The fundamental physics of magnetic reconnection in laboratory and space plasmas is
reviewed by discussing results from theory, numerical simulations, observations from space …

▪ 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 …

A Sweet-Parker-type scaling analysis for asymmetric antiparallel reconnection (in which the
reconnecting magnetic field strengths and plasma densities are different on opposite sides …

This review of scaling theories of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence aims to put the
developments of the last few years in the context of the canonical time line (from Kolmogorov …

It has recently been proposed that the inertial interval in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)
turbulence is terminated at small scales not by a Kolmogorov-like dissipation region, but …

A catastrophe model for the onset of fast magnetic reconnection is presented that suggests
why plasma systems with magnetic free energy remain apparently stable for long times and …

We study the nonlinear evolution of the resistive tearing mode in slab geometry in two
dimensions. We show that, in the strongly driven regime (large Δ′), a collapse of the X point …

The scaling of the reconnection rate is examined in situations in which the equilibrium
current supporting a reversed magnetic field has a spatial scale length that is much greater …

Numerical simulations have consistently shown that the reconnection rate in certain
collisionless regimes can be fast, of the order of are the Alfvén speed and the reconnecting …

Magnetic reconnection plays an important role in the release of magnetic energy and
consequent energization of particles in collisionless plasmas. Energy transfer in …