The Problem of Coronal Heating A Rosetta Stone for Electrodynamic Coupling in Cosmic Plasmas

This book reflects on 8 decades of research on one of the longest-standing unsolved problems in modern astrophysics: why does the Sun form a hot corona? The authors give a critical overview of the field and offer suggestions on how to bridge the chasm between what we can measure, and what we can cal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Judge, Philip, Ionson, James A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Subjects:
Sun
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Magneto-hydrodynamics
  • Challenges
  • Methodologies
  • Seeking the Sun’s Achilles’ Heels
  • Fresh approaches
  • Closing thoughts