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This timely book presents new research results on high-energy particle physics related to solar flares, covering the theory and applications of the reconnection process in a clear and comprehensible way. It investigates particle kinetics and dynamics in flaring atmospheres and their diagnostics from spectral observations, while providing an analysis of the observation data and techniques and comparing various models.Written by an internationally acclaimed expert, this is vital reading for all solar, astro-, and plasma physicists working in the field.
List of contents
1. Observational Phenomena of Solar Flares2. Particle Acceleration in Flares3. Electron Beam Precipitation - Continuity Equation Approach4. Stationary and Impulsive Injection of Electron Beams in a Converging Magnetic Field5. Proton Beam Kinetics6. Hydrodynamic Response to Particle Injection7. Hard X-ray Bremsstrahlung Emission and Polarisation8. Microwave Emission and Polarisation9. Effect of Self-induced Electric Field on the Generation of Langmuir Turbulence10. Hydrogen Non-thermal Excitation and Ionization by Electron Beams11. Ha Line Impact Polarisation12. Sunquakes associated with Solar Flares
