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... These occur in such diverse applications as the sheath region near the first wall of a fusion reactor, the region in a coronal hole where the solar wind is emitted as the system changes from collision-dominated to collision-free, and magnetic reconnection in plasmas of interest in space. They are often distinguished by the need for a full kinetic theory, and they will require a synthesis of analytical boundary layer techniques and advanced numerical methods.
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  • plasma physics
  • solar wind
  • nonlinear theory
  • magnetic reconnection
  • fusion reactor

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