The question of what heats the solar corona remains one of the most important problems in
astrophysics. Finding a definitive solution involves a number of challenging steps, beginning …

An overview is given of the observational and the theoretical methods used to investigate
solar magnetic fields. It includes an introduction to the Stokes parameters, their radiative …

This timely volume provides the first comprehensive review and synthesis of current
understanding of magnetic fields in the Sun and similar stars. Magnetic activity results in a …

ABSTRACT A candidate mechanism for the heating of the solar corona in open field line
regions is described. The interaction of Alfvén waves, generated in the photosphere or …

Expanding upon the ideas first proposed in his seminal book Cosmical Magnetic Fields,
Eugene N. Parker here offers the first in-depth treatment of the magnetohydrodynamic theory …

One consequence of the special theory of relativity is that no signal can cause an effect
outside the source light cone, the space-time surface on which light rays emanate from the …

Intended for graduate students and astronomers seeking an introduction to coronal physics,
this textbook strikes a balance between the observational and theoretical aspects of the …

Since their discovery over 100 years ago, there have been many suggestions for the origin
and development of solar spicules. Because the velocities of spicules are comparable to the …

We use soft X-ray and magnetic field observations of the Sun (quiet Sun, X-ray bright points,
active regions, and integrated solar disk) and active stars (dwarf and pre–main-sequence) to …

The magnetic field of the Sun is the underlying cause of the many diverse phenomena
combined under the heading of solar activity. Here we describe the magnetic field as it …