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Zusatztext "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 Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Most stars appear to show some degree of magnetic activity. Varying magnetic fields show up in the familiar sun-spot cycle and in similar activity in other cool stars. Many hot stars carry steady magnetic fields stronger than the average solar field and are well described as oblique rotators. A similar model is applicable to the rapidly rotating, enormously dense neutron stars with their far stronger fields, observed as radio and X-ray pulsars. Galactic magnetic fields may play a crucial role in star formation, and in the spectacular behaviour in galactic nuclei. Cosmical magnetism in general is a rapidly developing field, and this book has grown out of the lifelong work of an outstanding researcher in the area. An authoritative account with broad astronomical scope, its thorough, careful and well-argued approach makes it a fine addition to the professional literature. Most of the important topics are treated in mathematical depth with references to other relevant literature. Some of the studies, especially those on accretion discs, dynamos, and winds, are applicable to galaxies and galactic nuclei. This book is sure to become an invaluable professional reference and guide to current thinking in the field. It will be of particular interest to graduate students, for whom it shows how the area has developed and indicates the many challenging research problems, some of which may soon yield their secrets to the emerging supercomputers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Theoretical basis 3: Applications 4: Magnetism and convection 5: Magnetic fields in stellar interiors 6: Stellar dynamos 7: Magnetic braking of stars by winds 8: Late-type stars 9: The early-type magnetic stars 10: Pre-main sequence stars 11: Magnetism and star formation I 12: Magnetism and star formation II 13: Pulsar electrodynamics I 14: Pulsar electrodynamics II Index ...
