Formation, Support and Stability of Quiescent Prominences.
Abstract
The most prevalent hypotheses and theories that treat the formation and support of quiescent prominences are reviewed, along with current ideas concerning the stability of such prominences. Observational clues to the formation of quiescent prominences are described, condensation of coronal material is examined, and injection mechanisms of prominence formation are considered. Questions pertaining to the support and stability of quiescent prominences are discussed in terms of magnetohydrostatic equilibrium, prominence equilibria, and breakdown of stability conditions.
- Publication:
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IAU Colloq. 44: Physics of Solar Prominences
- Pub Date:
- 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979phsp.coll..138T
- Keywords:
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- Solar Physics;
- Solar Prominences;
- Stellar Models;
- Filaments;
- Magnetic Effects;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Stability;
- Particle Acceleration;
- Plasma Equilibrium;
- Solar Corona;
- Solar Physics