Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun
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Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun

About this book

Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun is a completely new up-to-date rewrite from scratch of the 1982 book Solar Magnetohydrodynamics, taking account of enormous advances in understanding since that date. It describes the subtle and complex interaction between the Sun's plasma atmosphere and its magnetic field, which is responsible for many fascinating dynamic phenomena. Chapters cover the generation of the Sun's magnetic field by dynamo action, magnetoconvection and the nature of photospheric flux tubes such as sunspots, the heating of the outer atmosphere by waves or reconnection, the structure of prominences, the nature of eruptive instability and magnetic reconnection in solar flares and coronal mass ejections, and the acceleration of the solar wind by reconnection or wave-turbulence. It is essential reading for graduate students and researchers in solar physics and related fields of astronomy, plasma physics and fluid dynamics. Problem sets and other resources are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521854719.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 A Description of the Sun
  9. 2 The Basic Equations of Magnetohydrodynamics
  10. 3 Magnetohydrostatics
  11. 4 Waves
  12. 5 Shock Waves
  13. 6 Magnetic Reconnection
  14. 7 Instability
  15. 8 Dynamo Theory
  16. 9 Magnetoconvection and Sunspots
  17. 10 Heating of the Upper Atmosphere
  18. 11 Prominences
  19. 12 Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections
  20. 13 The Solar Wind
  21. Appendix 1 Units
  22. Appendix 2 Useful Values and Expressions
  23. References
  24. Index