Physics of the Solar Corona An Introduction with Problems and Solutions /

• Main Author: Aschwanden, Markus J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Planetology.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Solar science has evolved rapidly over the past ten years as the results of a new generation of solar space missions have become available. This book provides a thorough introduction to the subject of solar physics, based on those spacecraft observations. The author introduces the solar corona, whic...

Table of Contents:

• Thermal Radiation
• Hydrostatics
• Hydrodynamics
• Magnetic Fields
• Magneto-Hydrodynamics (MHD)
• MHD Oscillations
• Propagating MHD Waves
• Coronal Heating
• Magnetic Reconnection
• Particle Acceleration
• Particle Kinematics
• Hard X-Rays
• Gamma-Rays
• Radio Emission
• Flare Plasma Dynamics
• Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs).