Abstract
When two oppositely directed magnetic fields are pressed together, the conductive plasma is squeezed out from between them, causing the field gradient to steepen until the resistive dissipation may create a steady state — the stationary reconnection.
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Somov, B.V. (2000). Stationary Models of Reconnecting Current Sheets. In: Cosmic Plasma Physics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 251. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9592-6_18
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