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Record Nr.

UNISA996466812503316

Titolo

Problems of Stellar Convection [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the Colloquium No. 38 of the International Astronomical Union Held in Nice, August 16-20, 1976 / / edited by E.A. Spiegel, J.P. Zahn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1977

ISBN

3-540-35982-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 1977.]

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 71

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Fluids

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Fluid- and Aerodynamics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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.