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An introduction to waves and oscillations in the Sun

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dc.contributor.author Satya Narayanan, A
dc.date.accessioned 2021-02-07T04:33:12Z
dc.date.available 2021-02-07T04:33:12Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.citation xii, 222p. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-4614-4399-5
dc.identifier.issn 0941-7834
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2248/7585
dc.description © Springer Science https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4400-8 en_US
dc.description.abstract Astrophysicists and others studying the Sun will find this expansive coverage of what we know about waves and oscillations in our nearest star an informative introduction to a hot contemporary topic. After a section summarizing the Sun's physical characteristics, the volume moves on to explore the basics of electrodynamics, which in turn facilitate a discussion of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). The material also details the often complex nature of waves and oscillations in uniform and non-uniform media, before categorizing the observational signatures of oscillations and exploring the instabilities in fluid, dealing with a range of known forms. Lastly, a section on helioseismology explores our growing familiarity with the internal structure of the Sun. This book is a unified portal to a thorough grounding in solar waves that includes a wealth of explanatory vignettes demystifying concepts such as flux tubes, current-free and force-free magnetic fields, the prominences, and the relationship between the vorticity and the induction equation. It also sets out the elegant Parker solution describing the phenomenon of solar wind. The volume will inspire readers with the unbridled enthusiasm of astrophysicists who view the Sun as a giant natural plasma laboratory, in interstellar terms located right on our doorstep, in which they can apply and then verify experimental and theoretical studies on plasma through their own observation en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Springer en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Astronomy and Astrophysics Library;
dc.subject The Sun en_US
dc.subject Electrodynamics en_US
dc.subject Helioseismology en_US
dc.subject Waves in the Sun en_US
dc.title An introduction to waves and oscillations in the Sun en_US
dc.type Book en_US


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