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  "abstract": "Rapid dissipation of magnetic energy in highly magnetized environments around neutron stars and black holes is a key open question in high-energy astrophysics. We develop a general kinetic picture of counter-propagating wave collisions in magnetized pair plasmas for arbitrary polarizations and find that magnetic energy can be dissipated on the wave-crossing timescale. The two magnetohydrodynamical conditions on the field invariants, $I_1\\equiv B^2-E^2>0$ and $I_2\\equiv \\mathbf{E}\\cdot\\mathbf{B}=0$, can be spontaneously violated during the collision. Parallel electric fields develop to screen nonzero $I_2$ with little energy loss, consistent with the evolution described by Force-Free Electrodynamics. When magnetic dominance is lost, strong particle energization is triggered, dissipating magnetic energy on the wave-crossing timescale. This dynamical process yields a rapid dissipation channel of magnetic energy and provides a kinetic pathway to high-energy emission.",
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      "name": "Tianshu Wu"
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    {
      "name": "Xinyu Li"
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    {
      "name": "Yangyang Cai"
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.29365",
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  "published": "2026-08-29",
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  "title": "Rapid Energy Dissipation by Colliding Waves in Strongly Magnetized Plasmas",
  "title_text": "Rapid Energy Dissipation by Colliding Waves in Strongly Magnetized Plasmas",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:17:41Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/c8y309frsg31r",
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