Phase Mixing of Alfven Waves
Abstract
In the theory of coronal heating by means of Alfvén waves, a process called "the phase mixing" gives a very natural and efficient way of dissipating the wave energy. The author describes briefly the basic scheme of phase mixing and its consequences.
- Publication:
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Theo. Prob. High Resolution Solar Physics
- Pub Date:
- September 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985tphr.conf..263S
- Keywords:
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- Alfven Waves: Solar Corona;
- Solar Corona: Alfven Waves;
- Solar Corona: Heating