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MHD waves in the solar atmosphere / Bernard Roberts.

By: Roberts, Bernard, 1946- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource (xx, 508 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781108613774 (ebook).Subject(s): Helioseismology | Magnetohydrodynamic waves | Fluid dynamics | Solar atmosphere | ElectromagnetismAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 523.7/6 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
General principles page -- Waves in a uniform medium -- Magnetically structured atmospheres -- Surface waves -- Magnetic slabs -- Magnetic flux tubes -- The twisted magnetic flux tube -- Connection formulas -- Gravitational effects -- Thin flux tubes : the sausage mode -- Thin flux tubes : the kink mode -- Damping -- Nonlinear aspects -- Solar applications of mhd wave theory.
Summary: This volume presents a full mathematical exposition of the growing field of coronal seismology which will prove invaluable for graduate students and researchers alike. Roberts' detailed and original research draws upon the principles of fluid mechanics and electromagnetism, as well as observations from the TRACE and SDO spacecraft and key results in solar wave theory. The unique challenges posed by the extreme conditions of the Sun's atmosphere, which often frustrate attempts to develop a comprehensive theory, are tackled with rigour and precision; complex models of sunspots, coronal loops and prominences are presented, based on a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) view of the solar atmosphere, and making use of Faraday's concept of magnetic flux tubes to analyse oscillatory phenomena. The rapid rate of progress in coronal seismology makes this essential reading for those hoping to gain a deeper understanding of the field.
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General principles page -- Waves in a uniform medium -- Magnetically structured atmospheres -- Surface waves -- Magnetic slabs -- Magnetic flux tubes -- The twisted magnetic flux tube -- Connection formulas -- Gravitational effects -- Thin flux tubes : the sausage mode -- Thin flux tubes : the kink mode -- Damping -- Nonlinear aspects -- Solar applications of mhd wave theory.

This volume presents a full mathematical exposition of the growing field of coronal seismology which will prove invaluable for graduate students and researchers alike. Roberts' detailed and original research draws upon the principles of fluid mechanics and electromagnetism, as well as observations from the TRACE and SDO spacecraft and key results in solar wave theory. The unique challenges posed by the extreme conditions of the Sun's atmosphere, which often frustrate attempts to develop a comprehensive theory, are tackled with rigour and precision; complex models of sunspots, coronal loops and prominences are presented, based on a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) view of the solar atmosphere, and making use of Faraday's concept of magnetic flux tubes to analyse oscillatory phenomena. The rapid rate of progress in coronal seismology makes this essential reading for those hoping to gain a deeper understanding of the field.

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