A dispute regarding the scaling of the peak magnetic reconnection rate in the inviscid Taylor problem for ka⪡1 is resolved.

Topics
Differential geometry, Mesons, Magnetic reconnection, Plasma confinement, Plasma dynamics, Plasma waves
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