The solar wind and related astrophysical phenomena
Abstract
In the present paper, the current status of understanding of the large-scale dynamics of the solar wind are reviewed, in the context of recent studies of coronal holes, on board Skylab. The relationship between physical processes in the solar wind and in various astrophysical plasmas is examined, with particular reference to the study of stellar winds. The basic mathematical framework, including both microscopic and macroscopic descriptions of the solar wind plasma, is outlined. The discussion is limited mostly to the macroscopic MHD description, as it applied to large-scale dynamic processes. Some directions of future research are proposed.
- Publication:
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Solar System Plasma Physics
- Pub Date:
- 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979sswp.book..101H
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics;
- Solar Physics;
- Solar Wind;
- Abundance;
- Chemical Composition;
- Dynamic Response;
- Interstellar Matter;
- Ionized Gases;
- Magnetohydrodynamics;
- Skylab Program;
- Solar Corona;
- Stellar Winds;
- Solar Physics