Basic Plasma Processes on the Sun

Proceedings of the 142th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Bangalore, India, December 1-5, 1989
1990
ISBN: 978-0-7923-0879-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 142, 546 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 2110 g

Reihe: International Astronomical Union Symposia

Much of the excitement in modern Solar Physics has come from the realisation that the Sun is a plasma and that this plasma is interacting with the magnetic field in a wide variety of subtle ways. As well as being of great interest in their own right the observed plasma phenomena on the Sun are of much wider importance, since they reveal to us details of basic phenomena that are expected to be occurring throughout the universe. It was with this in mind that 173 solar physicists from 17 countries gathered together in Bangalore with an air of anticipation. We were not disappointed as we received the warmest of welcomes from our graceful and charming host,Vinod Krishan. She and her colleagues worked tirelessly to make our stay a most memorable one and to ensure that the meeting ran with calm and efficiency. In addition to being stimulated by an excellent series of talks on the up-to-the­ minute advances in our subject, it was a pleasure to make new friendships from so many countries and to learn, in particular, of the Solar Physics being done in India which has a great tradition and is of a high standard. Furthermore, we enjoyed hearing about Indian culture and appreciating its beauty, especially on our day's tour into the countryside to visit some Hindu and Jain temples.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krishan, Vinod

Priest, E.R.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Introduction.- II. The Solar Interior.- III. Stellar Plasmas.- IV. Photospheric Flows and Magnetic Fields.- V. Photospheric Flux Tubes.- VI. Chromospheric And Coronal Heating.- VII. Magnetic Reconnection And Coronal Evolution.- VIII. Solar Flares.- IX. Solar Radio Emission.- List of Participants.