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Relativistic reconnection with effective resistivity: I. Dynamics and reconnection rate
M. Bugli, E. F. Lopresti, E. Figueiredo +6
Relativistic magnetic reconnection is one of the most fundamental mechanisms considered responsible for the acceleration of relativistic particles in astrophysical jets and magneto…
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Composition-asymmetric and sheared relativistic magnetic reconnection
Enzo Figueiredo, Benoît Cerutti, John Mehlhaff +1
Relativistic magnetic reconnection studies have focused on symmetric configurations so far, where the upstream plasma has identical properties on each side of the layer. The bounda…