Alternate Definitions for magnetic reconnection

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Term: magnetic reconnection
Definition:

Magnetic reconnection is a physical process in highly conducting plasmas in which the magnetic topology is rearranged and magnetic energy is converted to kinetic energy, thermal energy, and particle acceleration

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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