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The rupture of the original topology of toroidally nested flux surfaces needed to produce the island requires the reconnection of magnetic field lines, which can only occur with finite resistivity.
The rupture of the original topology of toroidally nested flux surfaces needed to produce the island requires the reconnection of magnetic field lines, which can only occur with finite resistivity.
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/49/10/104025 F.L. Waelbroeck, ''Theory and observations of magnetic islands'', Nucl. Fusion '''49''' (2009) 104025]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/49/10/104025 F.L. Waelbroeck, ''Theory and observations of magnetic islands'', Nucl. Fusion '''49''' (2009) 104025]</ref>
== Island growth and saturation ==
The prediction of the non-linear saturated state of islands is the goal of [[Neoclassical transport|Neoclassical]] Tearing Mode (NTM) theory.
This theory has been developed to a considerable level of sophistication, although discrepancies with experimental observations remain.
<ref>[http://link.aip.org/link/?PHPAEN/12/080703/1 H. Lütjens and J.-F. Luciani, ''Saturation levels of neoclassical tearing modes in International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor plasmas'',
Phys. Plasmas '''12''' (2005) 080703]</ref>


== Island rotation ==
== Island rotation ==

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