Petschek-type Reconnection at the Magnetopause

Dr. Richard Rijnbeek (University of Sussex)

Starting from Petschek's original suggestion in the 1960s, we present a selected review of progress in developing a time-dependent analytical model for reconnection, with particular application to the Earth's magnetopause. The theoretical results are compared and put into the context of spacecraft observations in the vicinity of the magnetopause current sheet.

 

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