Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General Principles
- 2 Waves in a Uniform Medium
- 3 Magnetically Structured Atmospheres
- 4 Surface Waves
- 5 Magnetic Slabs
- 6 Magnetic Flux Tubes
- 7 The Twisted Magnetic Flux Tube
- 8 Connection Formulas
- 9 Gravitational Effects
- 10 Thin Flux Tubes: The Sausage Mode
- 11 Thin Flux Tubes: The Kink Mode
- 12 Damping
- 13 Nonlinear Aspects
- 14 Solar Applications of MHD Wave Theory
- References
- Index
14 - Solar Applications of MHD Wave Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 July 2019
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General Principles
- 2 Waves in a Uniform Medium
- 3 Magnetically Structured Atmospheres
- 4 Surface Waves
- 5 Magnetic Slabs
- 6 Magnetic Flux Tubes
- 7 The Twisted Magnetic Flux Tube
- 8 Connection Formulas
- 9 Gravitational Effects
- 10 Thin Flux Tubes: The Sausage Mode
- 11 Thin Flux Tubes: The Kink Mode
- 12 Damping
- 13 Nonlinear Aspects
- 14 Solar Applications of MHD Wave Theory
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter aims to apply the results of earlier chapters to solar observations, considering both historical cases and recently obtained ground- or space-based observations of the Sun’s atmosphere. Coronal loops, prominences and sunspots are used to illustrate the various theoretical results. Attention to historical contributions is also part of the treatment. The founding of coronal seismology is explored and some results are applied to coronal loops. Results for resonant absorption theory are illustrated. Prominences are also explored from the viewpoint of oscillation theory, illustrating some results of prominence seismology. Finally, sunspots are discussed in the context of slow mode propagation.
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- MHD Waves in the Solar Atmosphere , pp. 434 - 488Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019