Magnetohydrodynamics in Binary Stars

✍ Scribed by C. G. Campbell

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 481
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library 456
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Magnetism in binary stars is an area of central importance in stellar astrophysics. The second edition of "Magnetohydrodynamics in Binary Stars" is a major revision of the first edition. The material has been updated and extended, including additional chapters on the origins of the stellar magnetic fields and accretion disc magnetic winds. A comprehensive account is given of the subject, from the early work up to the latest results. The unifying theme remains the redistribution of angular momentum by magnetic stresses. This occurs in a wide variety of ways, including magnetic stellar and orbital coupling, magnetic channelling of accretion streams, magnetic stellar coupling to accretion discs, dynamo field coupling in discs, and magnetic stellar and disc winds. The associated stellar spin and orbital evolution problems, including stability, are also considered. Although the main focus is on binary stars, much of the work on accretion discs and wind flows has more general astrophysical relevance. Convenient formulae are included that can be compared to observations, making the book useful to observers as well as theorists, and there are extensive reference lists. The material is mainly aimed at research workers, but parts of the text could be useful for postgraduate courses in magnetic stellar astrophysics topics.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
Magnetism in Binary Stars (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 1-8
Theoretical Prerequisites (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 9-89
AM Herculis Stars (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 91-105
AM Her Stars: Inductive Magnetic Coupling (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 107-162
AM Her Stars: Stream Channelling and the Accretion Torque (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 163-186
AM Her Stars: The Maintenance of Synchronism (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 187-215
AM Her Stars: The Attainment of Synchronism (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 217-225
Binaries with Partial Accretion Discs (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 227-239
Disc Disruption and Accretion Curtains (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 241-300
Disrupted Discs: Stellar Spin Evolution (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 301-311
Intrinsic Magnetism in Accretion Discs (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 313-358
Stellar Magnetic Fields (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 359-371
Stellar Magnetic Winds (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 373-409
Accretion Disc Magnetic Winds (C. G. Campbell)....Pages 411-461
Back Matter ....Pages 463-474

✦ Subjects

Physics; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Theoretical Astrophysics; Plasma Physics