Cosmical Magnetic Fields
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-882996-6 (ISBN)
This well known and widely used landmark text explores the universal spontaneous generation of magnetic fields in astronomical bodies and the agitation of the bodies by those fields. The general properties of magnetic fields, their appearance throughout the astronomical universe, and the havoc they wreak are described in simple physical terms so as to define the broad scientific problem presented by magnetic fields. Then, with the physical problems clearly in mind, the theoretical effects are demonstrated with formal mathematical illustrations from the basic electromagnetic equations.
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Eugene N. Parker is S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophyiscs and the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago. He developed the theory on the supersonic solar wind (1958) and predicted the Parker spiral shape of the solar magnetic field in the outer solar system. In 1987, Parker proposed that the solar corona might be heated by myriad tiny "nanoflares", miniature brightenings resembling solar flares that would occur all over the surface of the Sun.
1: The Role of Magnetic Fields
2: The Nature of Magnetic Fields
3: Electric and Magnetic Fields
4: The Basic Equations
5: Magnetic Field Stress and Energy
6: Magnetic Equilibrium
7: Propagation of Disturbances
8: The Isolated Flux Tube
9: The Twisted Flux Tube
10: The Isolation and Concentration of Magnetic Flux Tubes
11: The Topology of Magnetic Lines of Force
12: Non-Equilibrium of Invariant Fields
13: The Breakup and Escape of Submerged Magnetic Fields
14: Non-Equilibrium in Field Topologies Lacking Invariance
15: Rapid Reconnection of Magnetic Lines of Force
16: Exclusion of Magnetic Fields from Closed Circulation Patterns
17: Magnetic Fields in Turbulent Fluids
18: The Generation of Large-Scale Fields in Turbulent Fluids
19: The Physical Nature of the Generated Fields
20: The Magnetic Fields of Planets
21: The Magnetic Field of the Sun and Stars
22: The Magnetic Field of the Galaxy
23: Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Activity
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.11.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 164 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 1270 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Elektrodynamik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-882996-5 / 0198829965 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-882996-6 / 9780198829966 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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