Reconnection of magnetic fields : magnetohydrodynamics and collisionless theory and observations

摘要: Preface Part I. Introduction: 1.1 The Sun E. R. Priest 1.2 Earth's magnetosphere J. Birn II. Basic Theory of MHD Reconnection: 2.1 Classical theory two-dimensional reconnection T. G. Forbes 2.2 Fundamental concepts Hornig 2.3 Three-dimensional in the absence magnetic null points 2.4 at D. Pontin 2.5 flux tube M. Linton III. Collisionless 3.1 Fundamentals collisionless Drake 3.2 Diffusion region physics Hesse 3.3 Onset P. Pritchett 3.4 Hall-MHD A. Bhattacharjee and Dorelli 3.5 Role current-aligned instabilities Buchner W. Daughton 3.6 Nonthermal particle acceleration Hoshino IV. Reconnection Magnetosphere: 4.1 magnetopause: models 4.2 Observations magnetopause K.-H. Trattner 4.3 On stability magnetotail K. Schindler 4.4 Simulations 4.5 tail Baumjohann Nakamura 4.6 Remote sensing Freeman V. Sun's Atmosphere: 5.1 Coronal heating 5.2 Separator Longcope 5.3 Pinching coronal fields Titov 5.4 Numerical experiments on Galsgaard 5.5 Solar flares Kusano 5.6 Particle flares: Neukirch 5.7 Fast particles observations L. Fletcher 6. Open problems Bibliography Index.