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the breaking and rejoining of magnetic field lines in a plasma, converting stored magnetic energy into heat and fast particles.

In plasma physics, magnetic reconnection refers to the breaking and rejoining of magnetic field lines in a plasma, converting stored magnetic energy into heat and fast particles. This meaning comes from Parker (1957) in Journal of Geophysical Research.[1]

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References

Parker, E. N. (1957). Sweet's mechanism for merging magnetic fields in conducting fluids. Journal of Geophysical Research, 62(4), 509-520. https://doi.org/10.1029/jz062i004p00509

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