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A theoretical model is proposed for the process of re-connexion of frozen-in magnetic-field lines at an X -type null point in the field. The model involves a diffusion region, immediately adjacent to the null point and an outer wave- dominated region. For the latter an exact solution to the magneto-hydrodynamic equations is obtained; for the former an approximate relationship is derived between the field-re-connexion rate, measured by the Alfvén number of the incident flow, and the magnetic Reynolds number, based on the width of the diffusion region. The maximum field-re-connexion rate is determined entirely by conditions near the null point and may under suitable conditions become large. A condition for maximum conversion of magnetic energy is derived.
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