Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun

Autorentext
Eric Priest completed his PhD thesis with T. G. Cowling at Leeds in 1969, having moved to a tenured position at St Andrews University in 1968. He gradually built up an internationally renowned Solar MHD group there and is now a highly active Emeritus Professor. He has edited fifteen books and written over 450 research papers. His book Solar Magnetohydrodynamics (1982) became a standard text in the field and has been completely rewritten from scratch to be reborn as Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun. Honours include being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (2002) and being awarded the Hale Prize of the American Astronomical Society (2002) and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2009).

Klappentext
This advanced textbook reviews the complex interaction between the Sun's plasma atmosphere and its magnetic field.

Zusammenfassung
This advanced textbook provides a detailed account of our progress towards answering many key unsolved puzzles in solar physics. Developed for a graduate course, is essential reading for graduate students and researchers in solar physics, astronomy, plasma physics and fluid dynamics. Problem sets and other resources are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521854719.

Inhalt
Preface; 1. A description of the Sun; 2. Basic equations of MHD; 3. Magnetohydrostatics; 4. Waves; 5. Shock waves; 6. Magnetic reconnection; 7. Instability; 8. Dynamo theory; 9. Magnetoconvection and sunspots; 10. Heating of the upper atmosphere; 11. Prominences; 12. Solar flares and coronal mass ejections; 13. The solar wind; Appendices; References; Index.

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