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Unsteady Petschek reconnection
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1987
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Shock WavesUnsteady FlowEngineeringPhysicsAerospace EngineeringFluid MechanicsUnsteady Petschek ReconnectionPlasma InstabilityMagnetohydrodynamicsCompanion AnimalTime‐dependent Reconnection Rate
A model of unsteady Petschek reconnection with propagating shock waves is presented. The results depend uniquely on a prescribed, time‐dependent reconnection rate. An application to flux transfer events at the dayside magnetopause is discussed.
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