Overview

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the eruptive and wave phenomena in the solar atmosphere. One of the ongoing problems in solar physics is the heating of the solar corona. Currently there is a competition between two mechanisms in explaining the heating, i.e., dissipation of energy by waves and small scale frequent coronal magnetic reconnection. However, some studies indicate this may be a joint effect of these two possible mechanisms. Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) of propagating magnetohydrodynamic modes in solar flowing structures plays an important role in the solar atmosphere. It can trigger the onset of wave turbulence leading to effective plasma heating and particle acceleration. KHI is a multifaceted phenomenon and the purpose of this book is to illuminate its (instability) manifestation in various solar jets like spicules, dark mottles, surges, macrospicules, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray jets, as well as rotating, tornado-like, jets, solar wind, and coronal mass ejections.The modeling of KHI is performed in the framework of ideal magnetohydrodynamics. The book consists of 12 chapters and is intended primarily for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as early career researchers.

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Author:   Ivan Zhelyazkov (Sofia Univ, Bulgaria) ,  Ramesh Chandra (Kumaun Univ, India)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN:  

9789811223747

ISBN 10:   9811223742
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   16 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface; The Sun: General Introduction; Solar Jets: Origin, Classification and Basic Physical Parameters; Magnetohydrodynamic Waves and Instabilities; Normal Magnetohydrodynamic Modes in Solar Jets; Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Solar Spicules; Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Solar Photospheric Twisted Flux Tubes; Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Solar Surges and Dark Mottles; Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in EUV Solar Jets; Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in X-ray Solar Jets; Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Rotating Solar Jets; Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Coronal Mass Ejections; Summary and Outlook; Bibliography; Index;

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Professor Ivan Zhelyazkov, 82 passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria. He was a great plasma Physicist, devoted teacher, wonderful human being, colleague and friend, who worked for many national and international collaborative projects. His main research was on Kelvin Helmholtz Instability (KHI), which can be one of the contributions for cracking the coronal heating problem, which still remains a mystery. He was a great research supervisor for many doctoral students. Professor Zhelyazkov published more than 100 research papers in international journals of repute. He established a scientific school and guided many of them on the way.

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