Solar Maximum Analysis

These proceedings contain the review and contributed papers given at the SMY--SMA Workshop held in Irkutsk (USSR), 17--24 June 1985. The main themes of the Workshop were plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics with applications to processes occurring in solar flares. The papers published in this volume are organized around the following topics: -- the reconnection of coronal magnetic fields as a source of flare energy -- the acceleration of particles to high energies -- the dynamics of interplanetary clouds and shocks

A decade of observations of the Sun with NASAs Solar Maximum Mission satellite has led to important discoveries in solar and atomic physics. This book presents the first comprehensive review of these results in a single volume, providing a snapshot of the current state of knowledge of solar physics. Chapters provide insight into the structure, composition and activity of the Sun, with coverage of topics such as solar flares, variations in the solar irradiance, coronal mass ejections, and spectroscopy.

An illuminating introduction to solar physics and the evolving nature of the atmosphere of our Sun. "this is a very lucid tour of the solar atmosphere. It is a most welcome guide to the plethora of phenomena to be seen in the Sun. An excellent book, then, offering a perfect introduction to the plasma physics of the solar atmosphere, providing a stimulus to the reader to understand better this mysterious and beautiful plasma we call the Sun." Contemporary Physics