Forced reconnection in a rotating plasma

The dynamics of forced reconnection in a sheared slab geometry confined between two perfectly conducting walls is studied. This model, which was first proposed by Taylor, has been studied previously for the case of a static plasma subject to a stationary boundary deformation. In the present study, we extend these calculations by introducing an equilibrium plasma flow. Implications for the problem of field error penetration in rotating toroidal plasmas will be discussed.