附註:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Solar Corona -- 1.2. Dynamic Processes -- 1.3. Stellar Coronae -- 1.4. Fundamental Equations -- Further Reading and References -- Chapter 2. Basic Concepts -- 2.1. Single Particle Orbit -- 2.2. Particle Trapping in Magnetic Fields -- 2.3. Generation of Beams -- 2.4. Debye Shielding -- 2.5. Charge Oscillations and the Plasma Frequency -- 2.6. Collisions -- Exercises -- Further Reading and References -- Chapter 3. Magnetohydrodynamics -- 3.1. Basic Statistics -- 3.2. MHD Waves -- Exercises -- Further Reading and References -- Chapter 4. Waves in a Cold, Collisionless Plasma -- 4.1. Approximations and Assumptions -- 4.2. Cold Plasma Modes -- 4.3. Parallel Waves -- 4.4. Perpendicular Propagation -- 4.5. Oblique Propagation and Overview -- 4.6. Beam Mode -- Exercises -- Further Reading and References -- Chapter 5. Kinetic Plasma and Particle Beams -- 5.1. Radio Observations of Solar Electron Beams -- 5.2. Waves and Instability in Kinetic Plasmas -- 5.3. Plasma Waves in the Solar Corona -- Exercises -- Further Reading and References -- Chapter 6. Astrophysical Electron Beams -- 6.1. The Beam-Plasma System -- 6.2. Non-Linear Evolution and Saturation -- 6.3. Plasma Emission -- 6.4. Hard X-Ray Emission of Beams -- Exercises -- Further Reading and References -- Chapter 7. Ion Beams and Electromagnetic Instabilities -- 7.1. Observations of Energetic Ions -- 7.2. Electromagnetic Instabilities of Velocity Space Anisotropy -- 7.3. Applications to Ion Beams -- 7.4. Electrostatic Ion Beam Instabilities -- Exercises -- Further Reading and References -- Chapter 8. Electrons Trapped in Magnetic Fields -- 8.1. Observational Motivation -- 8.2. Loss-Cone Instabilities -- 8.3. Precipitation of Trapped Particles -- 8.4. Observations of Trapped Electrons -- Exercises -- Further Reading and References -- Chapter 9. Electric Currents -- 9.1. Origin of Currents in Coronae -- 9.2. Classical Conductivity and Particle
摘要:This thoroughly revised textbook is a basic introduction to plasma phenomena in solar and stellar coronae emphasizing non-MHD aspects. The natural way in which the author unifies observations and theory gives a wide perspective to the subject. An important feature is the lucidly written presentation of the fundamentals of plasma physics. The basic theory thus developed is then extended to some exemplary and important observations of coronal dynamics, such as coronal currents, particle acceleration, propagation of particle beams, and shocks. The book has grown from teaching introductory courses on plasma astrophysics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). It addresses advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students without a background in plasma physics. It will also be of interest to more senior research workers involved in coronal physics of the Sun and other stars, solar/stellar winds, and various other fields of plasma astrophysics.
