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Hayashi & Sato 1978
Hayashi, T. and Sato, T. (1978). Magnetic reconnection: Acceleration, heating, and shock formation. Journal of Geophysical Research 83: doi: 10.1029/JA083iA01p00217. issn: 0148-0227.

Numerical analysis of two-dimensional compressible MHD magnetic reconnection has shown that (1) the reconnection process is strongly dependent on boundary conditions but weakly dependent on internal conditions, (2) a slow mode shock layer is formed on the downstream side of the magnetic separatrix, and (3) plasma is heated up to considerable degree near the X type neutral line and is accelerated up to the Alfv¿n speed by the slow mode shock.

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