Magnetic Reconnection

• R. Fitzpatrick
  Effect of electron gyro viscosity on collisonless and semi-collsional magnetic reconnection in a low-beta plasma,
  preprint (2009).
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• R. Fitzpatrick,
  Scaling of the peak magnetic reconnection rate in the inviscid Taylor problem,
  Phys. Plasmas 15, 024503 (2008).
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• R. Fitzpatrick, F. Porcelli,
  Collisionless magnetic reconnection with arbitrary guide-field,
  Phys. Plasmas 11, 4713 (2004).
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• R. Fitzpatrick,
  Scaling of forced magnetic reconnection in the Hall-magnetohydrodynamical Taylor problem with arbitrary guide-field,
  Phys. Plasmas 11, 3961 (2004).
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• A. Cole, R. Fitzpatrick,
  Forced magnetic reconnection in the inviscid Taylor problem,
  Phys. Plasmas 11, 3525 (2004).
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• R. Fitzpatrick,
  Scaling of forced magnetic reconnection in the Hall-magnetohydrodynamical Taylor problem,
  Phys. Plasmas 11, 937 (2004).
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• R. Fitzpatrick, A. Bhattacharjee, Z.W. Ma, T. Linde,
  Wave driven magnetic reconnection in the Taylor problem,
  Phys. Plasmas 10, 4284 (2003).
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• R. Fitzpatrick,
  A numerical study of forced magnetic reconnection in the viscous Taylor problem,
  Phys. Plasmas 10, 2304 (2003).
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