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Kinetic simulations underestimate the effects of waves during magnetic reconnection
J. Ng, J. Yoo, L. -J. Chen +2
Collisionless plasma systems are often studied using fully kinetic simulations, where protons and electrons are treated as particles. Due to their computational expense, it is nece…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Outstanding questions and future research of magnetic reconnection
R. Nakamura, J. L. Burch, J. Birn +22
This short article highlights the unsolved problems of magnetic reconnection in collisionless plasma. The advanced in-situ plasma measurements and simulations enabled scientists to…