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The interrelation between the stability and the structure of current layers governs their nonlinear evolution and determines a reconnection regime. In this Chapter we study the structural instability of the reconnecting current layer, i.e. its evolutionarity.
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(2006). Structural Instability of Reconnecting Current Layers. In: Plasma Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 341. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68894-7_32
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