Research

New theory shows how pressure anisotropy changes magnetic tearing instability

A new LAT@EACH-USP preprint develops a linear theory for tearing instability in gyrotropic MHD, showing how pressure anisotropy modifies magnetic reconnection onset in weakly collisional plasmas.

Turbulent magnetic fields may accelerate cosmic rays in colliding-wind binaries

A new MNRAS paper by LAT@EACH-USP researchers investigates how turbulence and magnetic-field complexity help accelerate particles in massive stellar binaries.