Physics of Magnetic Flux Tubes (Astrophysics and Space Science Library Book 417)

This book is the first account of the physics of magnetic flux tubes from their fundamental properties to collective phenomena in an ensembles of flux tubes. The physics of magnetic flux tubes is absolutely vital for understanding fundamental physical processes in the solar atmosphere shaped and governed by magnetic fields. High-resolution and high cadence observations from recent space and ground-based instruments taken simultaneously at different heights and temperatures not only show the ubiquity of filamentary structure formation but also allow to study how various events are interconnected by system of magnetic flux tubes. The book covers both theory and observations. Theoretical models presented in analytical and phenomenological forms are tailored for practical applications. These are welded with state-of-the-art observations from early decisive ones to the most recent data that open a new phase-space for exploring the Sun and sun-like stars. Concept of magnetic flux tubes is central to various magnetized media ranging from laboratory plasma and Earth's magnetosphere to planetary, stellar and galactic environments The book is a valuable resource for graduate students, solar physicists, astronomers, laboratory and space plasma physicists, geophysicists, and specialists in gas- and hydrodynamics Front Matter....Pages i-xxii The Sun’s Magnetic Fields....Pages 1-20 A Quick Look on Small Scale Flux Tubes....Pages 21-38 Intrinsic Properties of Flux Tubes—Wave Phenomena....Pages 39-67 Effects of Flux Tube Inhomogeneities and Weak Nonlinearity....Pages 69-98 Flux Tube Dynamics in the Presence of Mass Flows....Pages 99-135 Collective Phenomena in Rarefied Ensembles of Flux Tubes....Pages 137-165 Effects of Magnetic Flux Tubes in Helioseismology....Pages 167-192 Wave Phenomena in Dense Conglomerate of Flux Tubes....Pages 193-220 Nonlinear Wave Phenomena in Dense Conglomerate of Flux Tubes....Pages 221-239 Magnetosonic Streaming....Pages 241-265 Moving Magnetic Features (MMFs)....Pages 267-298 Reconnection of Flux Tubes—Specifics of High Plasma $${\varvec{\beta }}$$ β ....Pages 299-324 Post-reconnection Processes—Shocks, Jets, and Microflares....Pages 325-350 Photospheric Network as Energy Source for Quiet Sun Corona....Pages 351-371 Response of the Corona to Magnetic Activity in Underlying Plage Regions....Pages 373-394 Electrodynamic Coupling of Active Region Corona with the Photosphere....Pages 395-432 Fine Structure of Penumbrae: Formation and Dynamics....Pages 433-453 Bow Shocks and Plasma Jetting over Penumbrae....Pages 455-477 Self-organization in the Corona and Flare Precursors....Pages 479-511 Quiescent Prominences....Pages 513-541 Back Matter....Pages 543-559 This book is the first account of the physics of magnetic flux tubes from their fundamental properties to collective phenomena in an ensembles of flux tubes. The physics of magnetic flux tubes is absolutely vital for understanding fundamental physical processes in the solar atmosphere shaped and governed by magnetic fields. High-resolution and high cadence observations from recent space and℗l ground-based instruments taken simultaneously at different heights and temperatures not only show the ubiquity of filamentary structure formation but also allow to study how various events are interconnected by system of magnetic flux tubes. The book covers both theory and observations. Theoretical models presented in analytical and phenomenological forms are tailored for practical applications. These are welded with℗lstate-of-the-art observations from early decisive ones to the most recent data that open a new phase-space for exploring the Sun and sun-like stars. Concept of magnetic flux tubes is central to various magnetized media ranging from laboratory plasma and Earth's magnetosphere to planetary, stellar and galactic environments℗l The book is a valuable resource for graduate students, solar physicists, astronomers, laboratory and space plasma physicists, geophysicists, and specialists in gas- and hydrodynamics