Correction to "Onset of Collisionless magnetic Reconnection in Two-Dimensional Current Sheets and Formation of Dipolarization Fronts" (Vol. 116, A12216, 2011)

J. Geophys. Res.-Space Phys. 117, A02206 (2012)https://ireap.umd.edu/10.1029/2012JA0175412012Journal ArticlePlasma, Accelerator, and Nuclear Physics

[1] In the paper “Onset of collisionless magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional current sheets and formation of dipolarization fronts” by M. I. Sitnov and M. Swisdak (Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, A12216, doi:10.1029/2011JA016920, 2011) the description of the boundary condition for the z- component of the magnetic field at top and bottom boundaries of the simulation box (“B_z = B_z(t = 0)” in paragraph [16]) was incorrect. In simulations described in the paper the z-component of the magnetic field is initially equal to its equilibrium value and it further changes following Faraday's law.

[2] The authors discovered this editorial issue during the enlightening discussions with Eugene Parker, for which they are most thankful.