Stellar Magnetism

ISBN-13: 9780198517610 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 658 str.

Leon Mestel

Opis

Most stars show some degree of magnetic activity, from the familiar variations in the Sun's magnetic field, which coincide with the sun-spot cycle, to the enormous magnetic fields created by rotating neutron stars. Magnetic fields are also a potential key to understanding the formation of new stars and the behavior of galactic nuclei. This book by one of the leading figures in stellar magnetism provides an authoritative survey of this rapidly developing field. Based on a lifetime of research, the book places stellar magnetism in a broad astronomical scope and provides a thorough, well-argued treatment of current work. It covers the key topics, discussing the relevant mathematics in detail and including numerous references, and many of the topics, particularly accretion discs, dynamos, and winds, are equally important to the study of galaxies and galactic nuclei.

Recenzje

"Written by one of the masters of its subject: and yet laced with sparkling lightness of touch ... This book is going to be a classic"R European Astronomical Society Newsletter

O autorze

Professor Leon Mestel, Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ. Tel: 01273 606755; fax: 01273 678097; email: lmestel@star.cpes.susx.ac.uk Emeritus Professor of Astronomy 1992 F. R. S 1977. Eddington Medal, Royal Astronomical Society 1993.