Magnetohydrodynamics in Binary Stars

Chris Campbell was formerly a Reader in Astrophysics at Newcastle University.He has published papers in leading astrophysical journals in the areas of tidal theory, stellar oscillations and a range of magnetohydrodynamics problems, particularly related to accretion processes, associated outflows and close binary stars.

• 1 Magnetism in Binary Stars.- 2 Theoretical Prerequisites.- 3 AM Herculis Stars.- 4 AM Her Stars: Inductive Magnetic Coupling.- 5 AM Her Stars: Stream Channelling and the Accretion Torque.- 6 AM Her Stars: The Maintenance of Synchronism.- 7 AM Her Stars: The Attainment of Synchronism.- 8 Binaries with Partial Accretion Discs.- 9 Disc Disruption and Accretion Curtains.- 10 Disrupted Discs: Stellar Spin Evolution.- 11 Intrinsic Magnetism in Accretion Discs.- 12 Stellar Magnetic Fields.- 13 Stellar Magnetic Winds.- 14 Accretion Disc Magnetic Winds.- Appendix.

“It is … a book that rewards patient and detailed reading, and which provides an excellent theoretical background to the role of magnetic fields in close-binary systems.” (Moira Jardine, The Observatory, Vol. 140 (1275), April, 2020)