Outstanding Questions and Future Research on Magnetic ReconnectionShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Space Science Reviews, ISSN 0038-6308, E-ISSN 1572-9672, Vol. 221, no 1, article id 17Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This short article highlights unsolved problems of magnetic reconnection in collisionless plasma. Advanced in-situ plasma measurements and simulations have enabled scientists to gain a novel understanding of magnetic reconnection. Nevertheless, outstanding questions remain concerning the complex dynamics and structures in the diffusion region, cross-scale and regional couplings, the onset of magnetic reconnection, and the details of particle energization. We discuss future directions for magnetic reconnection research, including new observations, new simulations, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2025. Vol. 221, no 1, article id 17
Keywords [en]
Magnetic reconnection, Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, Diffusion region, Onset, Cross-scale, Energetics
National Category
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-551721DOI: 10.1007/s11214-025-01143-zISI: 001418183200001PubMedID: 39949969OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-551721DiVA, id: diva2:1941508
2025-02-282025-02-282025-02-28Bibliographically approved