Solar Magnetohydrodynamics - nieuw boek

EAN (ISBN-13): 9789400979581
Verschijningsjaar: 2012
Uitgever: Springer Netherlands

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ISBN/EAN: 9789400979581

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Titel van het boek: magnetohydrodynamics

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Auteur: E.R. Priest
Titel: Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs; Solar Magnetohydrodynamics
Uitgeverij: Springer; Springer Netherland
469 Bladzijden
Verschijningsjaar: 2012-12-06
Dordrecht; NL
Taal: Engels
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EA; E107; eBook; Nonbooks, PBS / Physik, Astronomie/Astronomie; Astrophysik; Verstehen; Variation; atmosphere; chromosphere; solar physics; solar wind; C; Astrophysics; Physics and Astronomy; BB

1. A description of the sun.- 1.1. Brief History.- 1.2. Overall Properties.- 1.3.The Quiet Sun.- 1.4. Transient Features.- 2. The basic equations of magnetohydrodynamics.- 2.1. Electromagnetic Equations.- 2.2. Plasma Equations.- 2.3. Energy Equations.- 2.4. Summary of Equations.- 2.5. Dimensionless Parameters.- 2.6. Consequences of the Induction Equation.- 2.7. The Lorentz Force.- 2.8. Some Theorems.- 2.9. Summary of Magnetic Flux Tube Behaviour.- 2.10. Summary of Current Sheet Behaviour.- 3. Magnetohydrostatics.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Plasma Structure in a Prescribed Magnetic Field.- 3.3. The Structure of Magnetic Flux Tubes (Cylindrically Symmetric).- 3.4. Current-Free Fields.- 3.5. Force-Free Fields.- 3.6. Magnetohydrostatic Fields.- 4. Waves.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Sound Waves.- 4.3. Magnetic Waves.- 4.4. Internal Gravity Waves.- 4.5. Inertial Waves.- 4.6. Magnetoacoustic Waves.- 4.7. Acoustic-Gravity Waves.- 4.8. Summary of Magnetoacoustic-Gravity Waves.- 4.9. Five-Minute Oscillations.- 4.10. Waves in a Strongly Inhomogeneous Medium.- 5. Shock waves.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Hydrodynamic Shocks.- 5.3. Perpendicular Shocks.- 5.4. Oblique Shocks.- 6. Heating of the upper atmosphere.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Models for Atmospheric Structure.- 6.3. Acoustic Wave Heating.- 6.4. Magnetic Heating.- 6.5. Coronal Loops.- 7. Instability.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Linearised Equations.- 7.3. Normal Mode Method.- 7.4. Variational (or Energy) Method.- 7.5. Summary of Instabilities.- 8. Sunspots.- 8.1. Magnetoconvection.- 8.2. Magnetic Buoyancy.- 8.3. Cooling of Sunspots.- 8.4. Equilibrium Structure of Sunspots.- 8.5. The Sunspot Penumbra.- 8.6. Evolution of a Sunspot.- 8.7. Intense Flux Tubes.- 9. Dynamo theory.- 9.1. Introduction.- 9.2. Cowling’s Theorem.- 9.3.Qualitative Dynamo Action.- 9.4. Kinematic Dynamos.- 9.5. Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamos.- 9.6. Difficulties with Dynamo Theory.- 10. Solar flares.- 10.1. Magnetic Reconnection.- 10.2. Simple-Loop Flare.- 10.3. Two-Ribbon Flare.- 11. Prominences.- 11.1. Formation.- 11.2. Magnetohydrostatics of Support in a Simple Arcade.- 11.3. Support in Configurations with Helical Fields.- 11.4. Coronal Transients.- 12. The solar wind.- 12.1. Introduction.- 12.2. Parker’s Solution.- 12.3. Models for a Spherical Expansion.- 12.4. Streamers and Coronal Holes.- 12.5. Extra Effects.- Appendix I. Units.- Appendix II. Useful Values and Expressions.- Appendix III. Notation.- References.