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Spontaneous Current Sheets in Magnetic Fields: With Applications to Stellar X-rays (International Series on Astronomy and Astrophysics) - Hardcover

Parker, Eugene N.

 
9780195073713: Spontaneous Current Sheets in Magnetic Fields: With Applications to Stellar X-rays (International Series on Astronomy and Astrophysics)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195073711 ISBN 13: 9780195073713
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This book expands upon ideas in the author's classic text Cosmical Magnetic Fields. This is the first book-length treatment of the magnetohydrodynamic theory of spontaneous magnetic discontinuities. Most continuous magnetic fields develop internal discontinuities as they relax to equilibrium. The formation of the tangential discontinuities is driven by Maxwell stresses and provides sites for rapid reconnection and dissipation of the magnetic free energy, which is the primary cause of the sun's x-ray emitting corona.

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About the Author

Eugene N. Parker is S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago. One of the founders of the field of space plasma physics, Professor Parker is the recipient of many honors, including the United States National Medal of Science and election to the National Academy of Science, where he served as chairman of the Astronomy section from 1983 to 1986.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195073711
ISBN 13 
9780195073713
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
440