Coronal Seismology: Waves and Oscillations in Stellar Coronae

Alexander Stepanov, Valery V. Zaitsev, Valery M. Nakariakov

John Wiley & Sons, May 14, 2012 - Science - 230 pages

This concise and systematic account of the current state of this new branch of astrophysics presents the theoretical foundations of plasma astrophysics, magneto-hydrodynamics and coronal magnetic structures, taking into account the full range of available observation techniques -- from radio to gamma.

The book discusses stellar loops during flare energy releases, MHD waves and oscillations, plasma instabilities and heating and charged particle acceleration. Current trends and developments in MHD seismology of solar and stellar coronal plasma systems are also covered, while recent progress is presented in the observational study of quasi-periodic pulsations in solar and stellar flares with radio, optical, X and gamma rays. In addition, the authors investigate the origin of coherent radio emission from stellar loops, paying special attention to their fine structure.

For advanced students and specialists in astronomy, as well as theoretical and plasma physics.

Contents

• References: 36
• Release: 61
• Propagating MHD Waves in Coronal Plasma Waveguides: 67
• Prominence Seismology: 93
• References: 111
• Flaring Events in Stellar Coronal Loops: 131
• Stellar Coronal Seismology as a Diagnostic Tool for Flare Plasma: 165
• Coronal Magnetic Loop: 178
• Heating Mechanisms in Stellar Coronae: 185
• Loops and QPOS in Neutron Stars and Accretion Disk Coronae: 205
• Conclusions: 217

About the author

Alexander V. Stepanov is director of the Pulkovo Observatory, Russia, and elected member of the European Astronomical Society Council. 150 papers on various processes related to flares and the solar corona and how to measure and interpret their emissions prove his standing with the community.

Valery V. Zaitsev is head of the Laboratory of Plasma Physics of the Atmospheres of the Sun and Planets at the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Founding Member of the European Astronomical Society.Various assignments have taken him to the European Southern Observatory and the Astrophys. Institute Potsdam, Germany, among others.
His research centers on solar and stellar flares, winds and radio emission, coronal structures and plasma kinetics. It is documented in over 200 publications.

Valery M. Nakariakov is Professor at the University of Warwick, UK, Councilor of the Royal Astronomical Society and Vice President of the European Solar Physics Division of the European Physical Society. His research focuses on astrophysical and laboratory plasmas, on solar coronal physics and magnetohydrodynamic coronal seismology.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Coronal Seismology: Waves and Oscillations in Stellar Coronae
• Authors: Alexander Stepanov, Valery V. Zaitsev, Valery M. Nakariakov
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2012
• ISBN: 3527409947, 9783527409945
• Length: 230 pages
• Subjects: Science / Physics / Astrophysics; Science / Physics / General; Science / Space Science / Astronomy