OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS WE WILL STUDY THE QUESTION OF IRREVERSIBILITY IN BOTH PIC SIMULATIONS AND ITS CONNECTION TO CHAOTIC PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES COMPLETE OUR WORK ON 3D SIMULATIONS OF MAGNETOPAUSE RECONNECTION AND THE ACCOMPANYING TURBULENCE PROBE THE QUESTION OF THE CESSATION OF RECONNECTION IN THE MAGNETOTAIL AND EXAMINE THE DEVELOPMENT OF 3D RECONNECTION IN MAGNETOTAIL RECONNECTION IN WHICH THE UPSTREAM PLASMA DENSITY IS VERY LOW. THESE TOPICS ARE ALL CENTRAL TO THE MMS MISSION.
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