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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521854719
eBay Product ID (ePID)177043399
Product Key Features
Number of Pages576 Pages
Publication NameMagnetohydrodynamics of the Sun
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorEric Priest
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height260 mm
Item Weight1700 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorEric Priest