Hall effect and magnetic reconnection (IMAGE)
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Around the region where reconnection occurs, the departure of the ion motion (blue streamlines in (a)) from the electron motion (red streamlines in (a)) gives rise to the "Hall effect", which results in the electromagnetic energy transport pattern illustrated by yellow streamlines in (b). This transport pattern limits the energy conversion at the center, enabling fast reconnection.
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Yi-Hsin Liu/Dartmouth College
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