Magnetic Reconnection: Mhd Theory and ApplicationsMagnetic reconnection is at the core of many dynamic phenomena in the universe, such as solar flares, geomagnetic substorms and tokamak disruptions. Written by two world leaders on the subject, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of this fundamental process. Coverage gives both a pedagogical account of the basic theory and a wide ranging review of the physical phenomena created by reconnection from laboratory machines, the Earth's