Researchers propose an explanation for the mysterious onset of a universal process
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 14:02
in Physics & Chemistry
A new article describes the physics behind fast magnetic reconnection. Magnetic reconnection takes place when the magnetic field lines embedded in a plasma -- the hot, charged gas that makes up 99 percent of the visible universe -- converge, break apart and explosively reconnect. This process takes place in thin sheets in which electric current is strongly concentrated.