Astrophysics, The Solar System - Astronomical Studies & Observations, Astrophysics & Space Science

Basic Plasma Processes on the Sun

Name: Basic Plasma Processes on the Sun
Author: International Astronomical Union
ISBN: 9780792308799

by International Astronomical International Astronomical Union, Eric R. Priest (Editor), Vinod Krishan

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Synopsis

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.

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This collection of papers from the December 1989 Symposium covers processes occurring in the solar interior, the solar photosphere and the solar chromosphere. In this connection relevant phenomena such as coronal heating, photospheric flux tubes, reconnection processes, solar flares, magnetic fields and radio emission are discussed. Theoretical considerations are presented on stellar plasmas, which bear an obvious link to plasmas in the sun. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)