Mechanisms of Chromospheric and Coronal Heating

Mechanisms of Chromospheric and Coronal Heating
Author: Peter Ulmschneider
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 663
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 364287455X

One of the great problems of astrophysics is the unanswered question about the origin and mechanism of chromospheric and coronal heating. Just how these outer stellar envelopes are heated is of fundamental importance, since all stars have hot chromospheric and coronal shells where the temperature rises to millions of degrees, comparable to the temperatures in the stars' cores. Here for the first time is a comprehensive inventory of the proposed chromospheric and coronal heating theories. The proposed heating processes are critically compared, and the observational evidence for the various mechanisms is reviewed. This is essential reading for all those working in such fields as stellar activity, radio and XUV emission, rotation, and mass loss, for whom a detailed and consistent presentation of our knowledge of chromospheric and coronal heating mechanisms is urgently needed.

Literature 1991, Part 2

Literature 1991, Part 2
Author: Astronomisches Rechen-Institut
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1592
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662123762

"Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts" appearing twice a year has become oneof the fundamental publications in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics andneighbouring sciences. It is the most important English-language abstracting journal in the mentioned branches. The abstrats are classified under more than a hundred subject categories, thus permitting a quick survey of the whole extended material. The AAA is a valuable and important publication for all students and scientists working in the fields of astronomy and related sciences. As such it represents a necessary ingredient of any astronomical library all over the world.

Solar and Stellar Magnetic Activity

Solar and Stellar Magnetic Activity
Author: C. J. Schrijver
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2008-10-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139425420

This timely volume provides the first comprehensive review and synthesis of current understanding of magnetic fields in the Sun and similar stars. Magnetic activity results in a wealth of phenomena - including starspots, non-radiatively heated outer atmospheres, activity cycles, deceleration of rotation rates, and even, in close binaries, stellar cannibalism - all of which are covered clearly and authoritatively. This book brings together for the first time recent results in solar studies and stellar studies. The result is an illuminating new view of stellar magnetic activity. Key topics include radiative transfer, convective simulations, dynamo theory, outer-atmospheric heating, stellar winds and angular momentum loss. Researchers are provided with a state-of-the-art review of this exciting field, and the pedagogical style and introductory material make the book an ideal and welcome introduction for graduate students.

Infrared Tools For Solar Antrophysics: What's Next? - Proceedings Of The Fifteenth National Solar Observatory/sacramento Peak Summer Workshop

Infrared Tools For Solar Antrophysics: What's Next? - Proceedings Of The Fifteenth National Solar Observatory/sacramento Peak Summer Workshop
Author: Jeffrey R Kuhn
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1995-06-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9814549487

These proceedings sample new results derived from extended-objected IR observations and explore the capabilities of large-aperture, low-scattered-light instrumentation. The latest results from IR solar observations are described and a broad range of night-time problems from gravitational lens detection to planetary detection are explored in the context of what capabilities a large reflecting coronagraphic telescope could offer.

Reviews in Modern Astronomy

Reviews in Modern Astronomy
Author: Gerhard Klare
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642767508

The yearbook series Reviews in Modern Astronomy of the Astronomische Gesell three years ago in order to bring the scientific events schaft (AG) was established of the meetings of the society to the attention of the worldwide astronomical community. Reviews in Modern Astronomy is devoted exclusively to the invited reviews, the Karl Schwarzschild lectures, and the highlight contributions from leading scientists reporting on recent progress and scientific achievements at their research institutes. Volume 4 comprises all, eighteen contributions which were presented during the fall meeting of the AG at Preiburg/Breisgau in September 1990. They cover problems in solar research and the solar system as well as the first results of the ROSAT and Hipparcos space missions, stellar and extragalactic studies, and Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Karl Schwarzschild Medal was awarded to Professor Eugene Parker1. His lecture entitled "Convection, Spontaneous Discontinuities, and Stellar Winds and X-Ray Emis·sion" begins this volume.

Solar Magnetic Fields

Solar Magnetic Fields
Author: Manfred Schüssler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1994-06-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521461191

How are large-scale magnetic fields generated in the Sun in self-excited dynamo processes? And how are magnetic structures spontaneously formed in the Sun and how do they interact with the convective flows, storage and release of magnetic energy? These are just several of the fundamental questions answered in this timely review of our understanding of solar magnetic fields. This volume collects together review articles and research papers from an international conference, held in Freiburg, Germany, dedicated to the study of magnetic fields in the Sun. From large-scale patterns and global dynamo action to tiny flux tubes, from the overshoot layer below the convection zone up to the corona, and from instrumental problems and theoretical methods to the latest ground-based and satellite observations, this volume provides an essential review of our knowledge to date for graduate students and researchers.

Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics

Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Author: P Murdin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 5610
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000523039

In a unique collaboration, Nature Publishing Group and Institute of Physics Publishing have published the most extensive and comprehensive reference work in astronomy and astrophysics. This unique resource covers the entire field of astronomy and astrophysics and this online version includes the full text of over 2,750 articles, plus sophisticated search and retrieval functionality and links to the primary literature. The Encyclopaedia's authority is assured by editorial and advisory boards drawn from the world's foremost astronomers and astrophysicists. This first class resource is an essential source of information for undergraduates, graduate students, researchers and seasoned professionals, as well as for committed amateurs, librarians and lay people wishing to consult the definitive astronomy and astrophysics reference work.

The Solar Corona

The Solar Corona
Author: Leon Golub
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2010
Genre: Science
ISBN: 052188201X

Second edition graduate level textbook giving an up-to-date treatment of our understanding of the solar corona.

Multi-Wavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics

Multi-Wavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics
Author: Penny Martens
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2002-10-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080537170

These are the Proceedings of the Yohkoh 10th Anniversary Meeting, a COSPAR Colloquium held in Kona, Hawaii, USA, on January 20-24, 2002. The title of the meeting was Multi-Wavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics. In these proceedings the many and varied advances of the dynamics solar atmosphere in the past ten years of observations by Yohkoh have been reviewed.