Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun / Eric Priest, University of St. Andrews.
By: Priest, E. R. (Eric Ronald).
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: xix, 560 pages; PDS 69.99 illustrations ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780521854719 (hardback).Other title: Magneto-hydrodynamics of the Sun.Subject(s): Sun | Solar activity | Magnetohydrodynamics | Solar magnetic fields | Astrophysics | SCIENCE / Astrophysics & Space ScienceDDC classification: 523.7/2 Other classification: SCI005000
Contents:
A description of the Sun -- Basic equations of MHD -- Magnetohydrostatics -- Waves -- Shock waves -- Magnetic reconnection -- Instability -- Dynamo theory -- Magnetoconvection and sunspots -- Heating of the upper atmosphere -- Prominences -- Solar flares and coronal mass ejections -- The solar wind -- Appendices.
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| Book | Chennai Mathematical Institute General Stacks | 523.72 PRI (Browse shelf) | Available | 10726 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-542) and index.
A description of the Sun -- Basic equations of MHD -- Magnetohydrostatics -- Waves -- Shock waves -- Magnetic reconnection -- Instability -- Dynamo theory -- Magnetoconvection and sunspots -- Heating of the upper atmosphere -- Prominences -- Solar flares and coronal mass ejections -- The solar wind -- Appendices.