| Description |
xix, 560 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| ISBN |
9780521854719 |
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0521854717 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A description of the Sun -- Basic equations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) -- Magnetohydrostatics -- Waves -- Shock waves -- Magnetic reconnection -- Instability -- Dynamo theory -- Magnetoconvection and sunspots -- Heating of the upper atmosphere -- Prominences -- Solar flares and coronal mass ejections -- The solar wind. |
| Library Class |
Astronomy H700
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| Subject |
Solar activity.
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Magnetohydrodynamics.
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Solar magnetic fields.
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Astrophysics.
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Sun.
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