Stellar astrophysical fluid dynamics

430 Pages·2003·13.678 MB·English

by  Michael J. Thompson, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard

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STELLAR ASTROPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS
In all phases of the life of a star, hydrodynamical processes play a major role.
This volume gives a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge
in stellar astrophysical fluid dynamics, and marks the 60th birthday of Douglas
Gough,ProfessorofTheoreticalAstrophysicsattheUniversityofCambridgeand
leadingcontributortostellarastrophysicalfluiddynamics.Topicsincludeproper-
tiesofpulsatingstars,helioseismology,convectionandmixinginstellarinteriors,
dynamics of stellar rotation, planet formation, and the generation of stellar and
planetary magnetic fields. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field,
andthebookprovidesanoverviewthatiscentraltoanyattempttounderstandthe
properties of stars and their evolution. With extensive references to the technical
literature, this is a valuable text for researchers and graduate students in stellar
astrophysics.
michael thompson is Professor of Physics at the Imperial College of Science,
TechnologyandMedicine,London.
jørgen christensen-dalsgaardisProfessorofHelio-andAsteroseismology
intheDepartmentofPhysicsandAstronomy,UniversityofAarhus,Denmark.

STELLAR ASTROPHYSICAL
FLUID DYNAMICS
Editedby
MICHAEL J. THOMPSON
ImperialCollegeLondon
JØRGEN CHRISTENSEN-DALSGAARD
UniversityofAarhus
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Contents
Preface pageix
1 Aselectiveoverview 1
JørgenChristensen-DalsgaardandMichaelJ.Thompson
I Stellarconvectionandoscillations
2 Onthediversityofstellarpulsations 23
WojciechA.Dziembowski
3 Acousticradiationandmodeexcitationbyturbulentconvection 39
Gu¨nterHoudek
4 UnderstandingroApstars 51
MargaridaS.Cunha
5 Wavesinthemagnetisedsolaratmosphere 63
ColinS.Rosenthal
II Stellarrotationandmagneticfields
6 Stellarrotation:ahistoricalsurvey 75
LeonMestel
7 Theoscillationsofrapidlyrotatingstars 99
MichelRieutord
8 Solartachoclinedynamics:eddyviscosity,anti-friction,or
somethinginbetween? 111
MichaelE.McIntyre
9 Dynamicsofthesolartachocline 131
PascaleGaraud
10 Dynamoprocesses:theinteractionofturbulenceand
magneticfields 143
MichaelProctor
11 Dynamosinplanets 159
ChrisJones
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III Physicsandstructureofstellarinteriors
12 Solarconstraintsontheequationofstate 179
WernerDa¨ppen
13 3Hetransportandthesolarneutrinoproblem 193
ChrisJordinson
14 Mixinginstellarradiationzones 205
Jean-PaulZahn
15 Elementsettlingandrotation-inducedmixinginslowly
rotatingstars 219
SylvieVauclair
IV Helio-andasteroseismology
16 Solarstructureandtheneutrinoproblem 231
HiromotoShibahashi
17 Helioseismicdataanalysis 247
JesperSchou
18 Seismologyofsolarrotation 263
TakashiSekii
19 Telechronohelioseismology 279
AlexanderKosovichev
V Large-scalenumericalexperiments
20 Bridgesbetweenhelioseismologyandmodelsofconvection
zonedynamics 299
JuriToomre
21 Numericalsimulationsofthesolarconvectionzone 315
JulianR.Elliott
22 Modellingsolarandstellarmagnetoconvection 329
NigelWeiss
23 Nonlinearmagnetoconvectioninthepresenceofastrong
obliquefield 345
KeithJulien,EdgarKnoblochandStevenM.Tobias
24 Simulationsofastrophysicalfluids 357
MarcusBru¨ggen
VI Dynamics
25 Amagicelectromagneticfield 369
DonaldLynden-Bell
26 Continuumequationsforstellardynamics 377
EdwardA.SpiegelandJean-LucThiffeault
Contents vii
27 Formationofplanetarysystems 393
DouglasN.C.Lin
28 Thesolar-cycleglobalwarmingasinferredfromsky
brightnessvariation 411
WasaburoUnnoandHiromotoShibahashi