Mechanisms of Chromospheric and Coronal Heating

Designed for those working in the fields of stellar activity, radio and XUV emission, rotation and mass loss, this volume aims to provide a detailed treatment of chromospheric and coronal heating theories, and a critical comparison of the proposed heating processes.

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One of the great problems of astrophysics is the unanswered question about the origin and mechanism of chromospheric and coronal heating. Just how these outer stellar envelopes are heated is of fundamental importance, since all stars have hot chromospheric and coronal shells where the temperature rises to millions of degrees, comparable to the temperatures in the stars' cores. This volume aims to provide a comprehensive inventory of the proposed chromospheric and coronal heating theories. The proposed heating processes are critically compared, and the observational evidence for the various mechanisms is reviewed. The text will be of benefit to all those working in such fields as stellar activity, radio and XUV emission, rotation and mass loss.