On the reflection of Alfvén waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphere

A lineafized theory ofmagnetoatmospheric waves is developed where the restoring forces are those of compressibility and magnetic pressure. An equation for resonance is derived. Reflection and tunneling of upward propagating Alfvén waves in an ideal Magnetoatmosphere are considered. It is shown that...

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Main Authors: Hadi Yahya Alkahby, M. A. Mahrous
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1998-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171298000520
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description A lineafized theory ofmagnetoatmospheric waves is developed where the restoring forces are those of compressibility and magnetic pressure. An equation for resonance is derived. Reflection and tunneling of upward propagating Alfvén waves in an ideal Magnetoatmosphere are considered. It is shown that the magnetic field produces a reflecting nonabsorbing critical layer. Below the critical layer, the solution of the problem can be written as a linear combination of an upward and a downward propagating wave and above it the solution decays exponentially with the altitude. The location of the critical layer and the magnitude of the reflection coefficient are determined and the conclusions are discussed in cormeetion with the heating mechanism of the solar atmosphere
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spelling doaj-art-541bb6c0fe8f4dad9a84a0de0134d6832025-02-03T05:59:22ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251998-01-0121238138610.1155/S0161171298000520On the reflection of Alfvén waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphereHadi Yahya Alkahby0M. A. Mahrous1Department of Mathematics, Dillard University, New Orleans 70122, LA, USADepartment of Mathematics, Universty of New Orleans, New Orleans 70148, LA, USAA lineafized theory ofmagnetoatmospheric waves is developed where the restoring forces are those of compressibility and magnetic pressure. An equation for resonance is derived. Reflection and tunneling of upward propagating Alfvén waves in an ideal Magnetoatmosphere are considered. It is shown that the magnetic field produces a reflecting nonabsorbing critical layer. Below the critical layer, the solution of the problem can be written as a linear combination of an upward and a downward propagating wave and above it the solution decays exponentially with the altitude. The location of the critical layer and the magnitude of the reflection coefficient are determined and the conclusions are discussed in cormeetion with the heating mechanism of the solar atmospherehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171298000520Magnetoatmospherecritical layerwave propagation.
spellingShingle Hadi Yahya Alkahby
M. A. Mahrous
On the reflection of Alfvén waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphere
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Magnetoatmosphere
critical layer
wave propagation.
title On the reflection of Alfvén waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphere
title_full On the reflection of Alfvén waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphere
title_fullStr On the reflection of Alfvén waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphere
title_full_unstemmed On the reflection of Alfvén waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphere
title_short On the reflection of Alfvén waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphere
title_sort on the reflection of alfven waves in an ideal magnetoatmosphere
topic Magnetoatmosphere
critical layer
wave propagation.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171298000520
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