Problems of Stellar Convection Proceedings of the Colloquium Nr. 38 of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Nice, August 16–20,1976 / [electronic resource] :
edited by Edward A. Spiegel, Jean-Paul Zahn.
- Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1977.
- 76 figs., 1 tab. VIII,363 pages. online resource.
- Lecture Notes in Physics, 71 0075-8450 ; .
- Lecture Notes in Physics, 71 .
Introductory remarks -- Historical reminiscences of the origins of stellar convection theory (1930 – 1945) -- The current state of stellar mixing-length theory -- On taking mixing-length theory seriously -- Observations bearing on the theory of stellar convection II -- Dynamical instabilities in stars -- Observations bearing on convection -- Evolution pattern of the exploding granules -- Granulation observations -- Some aspects of convection in meteorology -- Numerical methods in convection theory -- Compressible convection -- Convection in rotating stars -- Magnetic fields and convection -- Axisymmetric convection with a magnetic field -- Convective dynamos -- Penetrative convection in stars -- The boundaries of a convective zone -- Convective overshooting in the solar photosphere; A model granular velocity field -- Thermosolutal convection -- The URCA convection -- Photoconvection -- Convection in the helium flash -- Wave transport in stratified, rotating fluids -- Wave generation and pulsation in stars with convective zones -- Fully developed turbulence, intermittency and magnetic fields -- Turbulence : Determinism and chaos -- Stellar convection.
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Physics.
Fluids.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Physics.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Fluids.
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Introductory remarks -- Historical reminiscences of the origins of stellar convection theory (1930 – 1945) -- The current state of stellar mixing-length theory -- On taking mixing-length theory seriously -- Observations bearing on the theory of stellar convection II -- Dynamical instabilities in stars -- Observations bearing on convection -- Evolution pattern of the exploding granules -- Granulation observations -- Some aspects of convection in meteorology -- Numerical methods in convection theory -- Compressible convection -- Convection in rotating stars -- Magnetic fields and convection -- Axisymmetric convection with a magnetic field -- Convective dynamos -- Penetrative convection in stars -- The boundaries of a convective zone -- Convective overshooting in the solar photosphere; A model granular velocity field -- Thermosolutal convection -- The URCA convection -- Photoconvection -- Convection in the helium flash -- Wave transport in stratified, rotating fluids -- Wave generation and pulsation in stars with convective zones -- Fully developed turbulence, intermittency and magnetic fields -- Turbulence : Determinism and chaos -- Stellar convection.
9783540359821
10.1007/3-540-08532-7 doi
Physics.
Fluids.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Physics.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Fluids.
QB4
520