Two observational studies published in Nature Physics provided early evidence for the mechanisms of magnetic reconnection in three dimensions and in a turbulent medium.
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Zweibel, E. Reconnecting with two good friends. Nature Phys 11, 996–997 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3575
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