An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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The act or state of connecting. The state of being connected. Something that connects; link; bond.

Verbal noun of → connect.

Reciprocal connection between two or several things.

→ andar-; → connection.

In spectroscopy, same as → semi-forbidden line.

→ interconnection; → line.

In a → plasma, a change of → magnetic connectivity of plasma elements due to the presence of a localized → diffusion region. It allows charged particles to move from one → magnetic field line to another. Magnetic reconnection is an important process transforming magnetic energy into heat or/and kinetic energy. Magnetic reconnection events occur in the Earth's → magnetosphere. The process plays an important role in explosive phenomena in the Sun, such as → coronal mass ejections and → solar flares which heat the → solar corona.

→ magnetic; → re-; → connection.