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SUBMITTER: Ni L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7209142 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 20200422 2236
Magnetic reconnection has been intensively studied in fully ionized plasmas. However, plasmas are often partially ionized in astrophysical environments. The interactions between the neutral particles and ionized plasmas might strongly affect the reconnection mechanisms. We review magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasmas in different environments from theoretical, numerical, observational and experimental points of view. We focus on mechanisms which make magnetic reconnection fast enoug ...[more]