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One of the great problems of astrophysics is the unanswered question about the origin and mechanism of chromospheric and coronal heating. Just how these outer stellar envelopes are heated is of fundamental importance, since all stars have hot chromospheric and coronal shells where the temperature ri...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service), Heidelberg Conference, Mechanisms of Chromospheric and Coronal Heating
Other Authors: Ulmschneider, P. (Peter), 1938-, Priest, E. R. (Eric Ronald), 1943-, Rosner, Robert
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1991]
Subjects:
Stellar chromospheres > Congresses.
Sun > Corona > Congresses.
Etoile.
Stellar chromospheres.
Sun's corona.
Sun.
Étoiles > Atmosphr̀e.
Aufheizung.
Chromosphäre.
Kongress.
Sonne.
Sonnenkorona.
Stern.
Sternkorona.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Heidelberg (1990)
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:One of the great problems of astrophysics is the unanswered question about the origin and mechanism of chromospheric and coronal heating. Just how these outer stellar envelopes are heated is of fundamental importance, since all stars have hot chromospheric and coronal shells where the temperature rises to millions of degrees, comparable to the temperatures in the stars' cores. Here for the first time is a comprehensive inventory of the proposed chromospheric and coronal heating theories. The proposed heating processes are critically compared, and the observational evidence for the various mechanisms is reviewed. This is essential reading for all those working in such fields as stellar activity, radio and XUV emission, rotation, and mass loss, for whom a detailed and consistent presentation of our knowledge of chromospheric and coronal heating mechanisms is urgently needed.
Item Description:Proceedings of the Heidelberg Conference, Mechanisms of Chromospheric and Coronal Heating.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 649 pages) : illustrations (1 color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783642874550 (electronic bk.)
364287455X (electronic bk.)