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The reconnection rate for the canonical simplest case of steady-state two-dimensional symmetric reconnection in an incompressible plasma is found by matching of an outer Petschek solution and an internal diffusion region solution. The reconnection rate obtained naturally incorporates both Sweet-Parker and Petschek regimes, while the latter is possible only for a strongly localized resistivity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1455-1458 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2000 |
ID: 53087551