So you want to "Assume" something not in evidence. OK. They specifically state: "Here we report computer simulations that show that neither of the two previously favoured mechanisms controls how magnetic field lines reconnect in the plasmas of greatest interest, those in which the magnetic field dominates the energy budget." Those are the models that are based on the standard quantum electrodynamics. Sorry. Again, in a laboratory, it can be demonstrated how this DOES work. Astrophysicists insist on using mathematical models rather than real world experiments. The MAP is not the territory. Math should not be assumed to reflect reality. Models are not reality. If they were, we'd be burning up in a Global Warming Climate.
Well stated!
From the short story “Lifeline:”
“There are but two ways of forming an opinion in science. One is the scientific method, the other, the scholastic. One can judge from experiment, or one can blindly accept authority. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all-important, and theory is merely a convenience in description, to be junked when it no longer fits. To the academic mind, authority is everything, and facts are to be junked when they do not fit theory laid down by authority”
Wow! Just wow!