Abstract Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Current-sheet formation; 3. Magnetic annihilation; 4.
Steady reconnection: the classical solutions; 5. Steady reconnection: new generation of fast
regimes; 6. Unsteady reconnection: the tearing mode; 7. Unsteady reconnection: other
approaches; 8. Reconnection in three dimensions; 9. Laboratory applications; 10.
Magnetospheric applications; 11. Solar applications; 12. Astrophysical applications; 13.
Particle acceleration; References; Appendices; Index.