Plasma Astrophysics And Space Physics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Magnetic Discontinuities From Field Topology

   • E. N. Parker

   Pages 1-7

3. Thoughts On Reconnection

   • Harry E. Petschek

   Pages 9-16

4. Three-Dimensional Magnetic Reconnection In Astrophysical Plasmas — Mhd Approach

   • A. Otto

   Pages 17-24

5. Three-Dimensional Magnetic Reconnection In Astrophysical Plasmas — Kinetic Approach

   • J. Büchner

   Pages 25-42

6. The Darkest Regions Of Solar Polar Coronal Holes Observed By Sumer On Soho

   • Klaus Wilhelm

   Pages 43-52

7. Coronal Holes Versus Normal Quiet Sun Observed With Sumer

   • K. Stucki, S. K. Solanki, I. Rüedi, J. O. Stenflo, A. Brković, U. Schühle et al.

   Pages 53-61

8. Cyclotron Heating of the Solar Corona

   • Eckart Marsch

   Pages 63-76

9. Heating The Solar Corona By Magnetic Reconnection

   • E. R. Priest

   Pages 77-100

10. Solar Wind Acceleration By The Dissipation Of Alfvén Waves

    • A. A. Galeev, A. M. Sadovski

    Pages 101-112

11. Plasma Heating By Forced Magnetic Reconnection

    • Rekha Jain, Grigory E. Vekstein

    Pages 113-128

12. Evidence of Magnetic Reconnection In Solar Flares and a Unified Model of Flares

    • Kazunari Shibata

    Pages 129-144

13. Observations Of Flares And Active Regions From Yohkoh, and Magnetodynamic Models Explaining Them

    • Y. Uchida, S. Hirose, S. Morita, M. Torii, T. Tanaka, T. Yabiku et al.

    Pages 145-169

14. Solar Flare Phenomena As Phase Transition Caused By Frustration Of Current Percolation

    • L. A. Pustil’nik

    Pages 171-182

15. Steady MHD Solutions For Collimated Winds

    • E. Trussoni, C. Sauty, K. Tsinganos, N. Vlahakis

    Pages 183-194

16. Magnetodynamic Formation Of Jets In Accretion Process Of Magnetized Mass Onto The Central Gravitator — Cases Of Forming Stars And Active Galactic Nuclei

    • Y. Uchida, M. Nakamura, S. Hirose, S. Uemura

    Pages 195-212

17. Interstellar Dust In The Solar System

    • H. Kimura, I. Mann, A. Wehry

    Pages 213-218

18. Shocks In Space Dusty Plasmas

    • S. I. Popel, V. N. Tsytovich

    Pages 219-226

19. Observations Of Ions In Comets: A Contribution Towards Understanding The Comet-Solar Wind Interaction

    • K. Jockers, T. Bonev, T. Credner

    Pages 227-234

20. Waves And Instabilities In Magnetized Dusty Plasmas

    • Padma K. Shukla

    Pages 235-245

In May 1998 a hundred renowned scientists from 20 different countries met at the Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie to communicate their latest results and ideas in astrophysical and space plasma, as a follow-up to previous similar meetings which were held in Varenna, Abastumai, Potsdam, Toki and Guaruja. The main papers emerging from this meeting are collected in this volume.
They deal with fundamental plasma phenomena, particle and radiation processes in astrophysics and space physics as the origin of magnetic activity, the basic mechanisms of particle acceleration and plasma heating common to plasma in galaxies and at the sun as well as in planetary magnetospheres. New observational results from YOHKOH, SOHO and other missions are presented. Using these, the basic physical processes leading to coronal heating and solar/stellar wind acceleration are discussed. Other topics are the microphysics of shock waves and transport phenomena in collisionless plasmas and the physics of thin plasma boundaries.
The volume also treats the ionic composition of plasma and dust in the Universe and their observability in the solar system. A CD-ROM is attached which adds a valuable multimedia component, illuminating results of observations, theory and simulations.
Everyone interested in astrophysical plasmas, its radiation and charged particle aspects, and advanced or even beginning students will find references to nearly all modern aspects of plasma astrophysics and space physics as well as an overview of current research results.

• Dusty plasma
• Plasma
• astrophysics
• cosmic ray
• galaxies
• magnetosphere
• planet
• plasma physics
• radiation
• relativistic jet
• solar system
• solar wind
• space physics
• sun
• universe

• Max Planck Institute für Aeronomie, Lindau, Germany

  Jörg Büchner, Ian Axford, Eckart Marsch, Vytenis Vasyliūnas

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