Stellar Plasmas
Plasma Physics · Part 7
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Table of Contents
- 1.4.1 The Solar Corona
- 2.4.2 The Coronal Heating Problem
- 3.4.3 Stellar Structure Equations
- 4.4.4 Stellar Winds & Mass Loss
- 5.4.5 Magnetohydrostatic Equilibria
Key Equations
$$\frac{dp}{dr} = -\rho g = -\frac{n m_p g}{1}$$
$$F_{wave} = \rho \langle \delta v^2 \rangle v_A = \frac{\rho \langle \delta v^2 \rangle B}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \rho}} = \frac{B\langle\delta v^2\rangle\sqrt{\rho}}{\sqrt{\mu_0}}$$
$$F = -\frac{c}{3\kappa\rho}\cdot 4aT^3\frac{dT}{dr} = -\frac{16\sigma_{SB} T^3}{3\kappa\rho}\frac{dT}{dr}$$
$$\boxed{\dot{M}_{CAK} = \frac{\alpha}{1-\alpha}\frac{L}{c^2}\left(\frac{k\Gamma_e}{1-\Gamma_e}\right)^{(1-\alpha)/\alpha}}$$
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Course Context
This PDF is part of the Plasma Physics course on CoursesHub.World. Comprehensive study of the fourth state of matter. Covers single-particle motion, kinetic theory, MHD, waves and instabilities, collisional processes, magnetic and inertial confinement fusion, space a...