Three‐Dimensional Magnetic Reconnection Spreading in Current Sheets of Non‐Uniform Thickness

Arencibia, Milton; Cassak, P. A.; Shay, M. A.; Qiu, Jiong; Petrinec, S. M.; Liang, Haoming

doi:10.1029/2022ja030999

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“…Data analysis was carried out, and all simulation figures were generated, with IDL 8.2. Processed simulation data supporting the results and used to generate all simulation figures is publicly available (Arencibia et al, 2022(Arencibia et al, , 2023.…”

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Three-Dimensional Magnetic Reconnection Spreading in Current Sheets of Non-Uniform Thickness

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Cassak²,

Shay³

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We derive a theory of three-dimensional spreading of collisionless anti-parallel reconnection in current sheets with non-uniform thickness.• Spreading from a thinner to a thicker current sheet occurs slower than local electron and Alfvén speeds, a key prediction of the theory.• We apply the theory to reconnection spreading in Earth's magnetotail and discuss potential implications for solar flare ribbons.

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