Solar prominences: theory and models
Abstract Magnetic fields suspend the relatively cool material of solar prominences in an otherwise hot corona. A comprehensive understanding of solar prominences ultimately requires complex and dynamic models, constrained and validated by observations spanning the solar atmosphere. We obtain the cor...
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| description | Abstract Magnetic fields suspend the relatively cool material of solar prominences in an otherwise hot corona. A comprehensive understanding of solar prominences ultimately requires complex and dynamic models, constrained and validated by observations spanning the solar atmosphere. We obtain the core of this understanding from observations that give us information about the structure of the “magnetic skeleton” that supports and surrounds the prominence. Energetically-sophisticated magnetohydrodynamic simulations then add flesh and blood to the skeleton, demonstrating how a thermally varying plasma may pulse through to form the prominence, and how the plasma and magnetic fields dynamically interact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48c804a1bb5b4a85a594e749aa040fa02023-09-02T17:23:45ZengSpringerLiving Reviews in Solar Physics2367-36481614-49612018-10-0115113910.1007/s41116-018-0016-2Solar prominences: theory and modelsSarah E. Gibson0National Center for Atmospheric ResearchAbstract Magnetic fields suspend the relatively cool material of solar prominences in an otherwise hot corona. A comprehensive understanding of solar prominences ultimately requires complex and dynamic models, constrained and validated by observations spanning the solar atmosphere. We obtain the core of this understanding from observations that give us information about the structure of the “magnetic skeleton” that supports and surrounds the prominence. Energetically-sophisticated magnetohydrodynamic simulations then add flesh and blood to the skeleton, demonstrating how a thermally varying plasma may pulse through to form the prominence, and how the plasma and magnetic fields dynamically interact.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41116-018-0016-2Solar prominencesMagnetohydrodynamicsCorona: structuresProminences: Magnetic fieldsProminences: Models |
| spellingShingle | Sarah E. Gibson Solar prominences: theory and models Living Reviews in Solar Physics Solar prominences Magnetohydrodynamics Corona: structures Prominences: Magnetic fields Prominences: Models |
| title | Solar prominences: theory and models |
| title_full | Solar prominences: theory and models |
| title_fullStr | Solar prominences: theory and models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solar prominences: theory and models |
| title_short | Solar prominences: theory and models |
| title_sort | solar prominences theory and models |
| topic | Solar prominences Magnetohydrodynamics Corona: structures Prominences: Magnetic fields Prominences: Models |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41116-018-0016-2 |
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