Dynamics and Structure of Quiescent Solar Prominences
Prominences are amazing objects of great beauty whose formation, basic structure and eruption represent one of the basic unsolved problems in Solar Physics. It is now 14 years since the last book on prominences appeared (Tandberg-Hanssen, 1974), during which time much progress in our knowledge of th...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1989, 1989
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1989 |
| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction to Quiescent Solar Prominences (E R Priest)
- 1.1 Basic Description
- 1.2 Basic Equations of MHD
- 1.3 Prominence Puzzles
- 2 Overall Properties and Steady Flows (B Schmieder)
- 2.1 Basic Properties
- 2.2 Physical Characteristics: Density and Temperature
- 2.3 Velocity Field and Mass Flux
- 2.4 Instability
- 2.5 Conclusion
- 3 Prominence Environment (O Engvold)
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Helmet Streamers
- 3.3 Coronal Cavities
- 3.4 Filament Channels
- 3.5 Prominence-Corona Transition Region
- 3.6 Prominences and Environment
- 3.7 Modelling of the Helmet Streamer/Prominence Complex
- 3.8 Conclusions
- 4 Observation of Prominence Magnetic Fields (J L Leroy)
- 4.1 Historical Steps
- 4 2 Investigations Based on the Polarimetry of Spectral Lines
- 4.3 Indirect Magnetic Field Determinations
- 4.4 Magnetic Field at the Photospheric Level
- 4.5 Main Features of the Magnetic Field in Quiescent Prominences
- 4.6 Some Important Problems
- 5 The Formation of Solar Prominences (J M Malherbe)
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Overview of Observations
- 5.3 Main MHD Instabilities Involved in Prominence Formation
- 5.4 Steady Reconnection in Current Sheets
- 5.5 Static Models
- 5.6 Dynamic Models: Injection from the Chromosphere into Closed Loops
- 5.7 Dynamic Models: Condensation in Coronal Current Sheets
- 5.8 Unsolved Problems
- 5.9 Conclusion
- 6 Structure and Equilibrium of Prominences (U Anzer)
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Prominence Models
- 6.3 Concluding Remarks
- 7 Stability and Eruption of Prominences (A W Hood)
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Description of MHD Instabilities
- 7.3 Methods of Solution
- 7.4 Effect of the Dense Photosphere
- 7.5 Coronal Arcades
- 7.6 Thermal Stability
- 7.7 Resistive Instabilities — Tearing Modes
- 7.8 Simple Model of Prominence Eruption and aCoronal Mass Ejection
- 7.9 Conclusions and Future Work
- References