UK White Paper on Magnetic Reconnection

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Autores principales: Russell, Alexander J. B., McLaughlin, James A., Browning, Philippa, Carter, Jennifer, Franci, Luca, Hietala, Heli, Hillier, Andrew, Hornig, Gunnar, MacTaggart, David, Matthews, Sarah, McKevitt, James, Priest, Eric, Reid, Jack, Snow, Ben, Stawarz, Julia, Yeates, Anthony, Rueda, Jeffersson Andres Agudelo, Bate, William, Del Zanna, Giulio, Eastwood, Jonathan, Green, Lucie, Kumari, Anshu, Lockwood, Mike, Neukirch, Thomas, Pontin, David, Smith, Andy, Walach, Maria-Theresia, Wyper, Peter
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Publicado: 2025
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author Russell, Alexander J. B.
McLaughlin, James A.
Browning, Philippa
Carter, Jennifer
Franci, Luca
Hietala, Heli
Hillier, Andrew
Hornig, Gunnar
MacTaggart, David
Matthews, Sarah
McKevitt, James
Priest, Eric
Reid, Jack
Snow, Ben
Stawarz, Julia
Yeates, Anthony
Rueda, Jeffersson Andres Agudelo
Bate, William
Del Zanna, Giulio
Eastwood, Jonathan
Green, Lucie
Kumari, Anshu
Lockwood, Mike
Neukirch, Thomas
Pontin, David
Smith, Andy
Walach, Maria-Theresia
Wyper, Peter
author_facet Russell, Alexander J. B.
McLaughlin, James A.
Browning, Philippa
Carter, Jennifer
Franci, Luca
Hietala, Heli
Hillier, Andrew
Hornig, Gunnar
MacTaggart, David
Matthews, Sarah
McKevitt, James
Priest, Eric
Reid, Jack
Snow, Ben
Stawarz, Julia
Yeates, Anthony
Rueda, Jeffersson Andres Agudelo
Bate, William
Del Zanna, Giulio
Eastwood, Jonathan
Green, Lucie
Kumari, Anshu
Lockwood, Mike
Neukirch, Thomas
Pontin, David
Smith, Andy
Walach, Maria-Theresia
Wyper, Peter
contents Magnetic reconnection powers explosive releases of magnetic energy, heating and particle acceleration throughout the plasma universe. Knowledge of this universal process is vital to understanding the Heliosphere, as it plays a key role in solar flares, coronal mass ejections, coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, geomagnetic storms, and interactions between the solar wind and planetary magnetospheres. As such, reconnection underpins multiple science objectives of multiple future space missions. The UK plays a leading role in this international field, through a combination of in situ measurements from Earth's magnetosphere and the solar wind, observations of the solar corona and chromosphere, and world-class numerical simulations and theory. This white paper identifies: Nine priority science objectives for reconnection research in the next decade; Recommendations to guide investment in theory, simulations and infrastructure; Mission priorities and required measurements to ensure the UK maintains and improves its world-class credentials in reconnection science.
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spellingShingle UK White Paper on Magnetic Reconnection
Russell, Alexander J. B.
McLaughlin, James A.
Browning, Philippa
Carter, Jennifer
Franci, Luca
Hietala, Heli
Hillier, Andrew
Hornig, Gunnar
MacTaggart, David
Matthews, Sarah
McKevitt, James
Priest, Eric
Reid, Jack
Snow, Ben
Stawarz, Julia
Yeates, Anthony
Rueda, Jeffersson Andres Agudelo
Bate, William
Del Zanna, Giulio
Eastwood, Jonathan
Green, Lucie
Kumari, Anshu
Lockwood, Mike
Neukirch, Thomas
Pontin, David
Smith, Andy
Walach, Maria-Theresia
Wyper, Peter
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
Space Physics
Magnetic reconnection powers explosive releases of magnetic energy, heating and particle acceleration throughout the plasma universe. Knowledge of this universal process is vital to understanding the Heliosphere, as it plays a key role in solar flares, coronal mass ejections, coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, geomagnetic storms, and interactions between the solar wind and planetary magnetospheres. As such, reconnection underpins multiple science objectives of multiple future space missions. The UK plays a leading role in this international field, through a combination of in situ measurements from Earth's magnetosphere and the solar wind, observations of the solar corona and chromosphere, and world-class numerical simulations and theory. This white paper identifies: Nine priority science objectives for reconnection research in the next decade; Recommendations to guide investment in theory, simulations and infrastructure; Mission priorities and required measurements to ensure the UK maintains and improves its world-class credentials in reconnection science.
title UK White Paper on Magnetic Reconnection
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
Space Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.11631