Cosmical Magnetic Fields: Their Origin and their Activity

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E. N. Parker (S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College, University of Chicago)

Cosmical Magnetic Fields

Their Origin and their Activity

E. N. Parker (S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College, University of Chicago)

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Oxford University Press
15 April 2019

Mathematics & Sciences; Cosmology & the universe; Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism; Astrophysics

Series: Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences

This well known and widely used landmark text explores the universal spontaneous generation of magnetic fields in astronomical bodies and the agitation of the bodies by those fields. The general properties of magnetic fields, their appearance throughout the astronomical universe, and the havoc they wreak are described in simple physical terms so as to define the broad scientific problem presented by magnetic fields.

Then, with the physical problems clearly in mind, the theoretical effects are demonstrated with formal mathematical illustrations from the basic electromagnetic equations. The nonscientist with an active interest in astronomy will find extensive material in readable form, while the professional theoretician will find a systematic presentation of the theory.

By: E. N. Parker (S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College University of Chicago)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780198829966
ISBN 10: 0198829965
Series: Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences
Pages: 864
Publication Date: 15 April 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eugene N. Parker is S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophyiscs and the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago. He developed the theory on the supersonic solar wind (1958) and predicted the Parker spiral shape of the solar magnetic field in the outer solar system. In 1987, Parker proposed that the solar corona might be heated by myriad tiny nanoflares , miniature brightenings resembling solar flares that would occur all over the surface of the Sun.