Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Solar Atmospheric Jets

Contents
Preface
1. The Sun: General Introduction
	1.1 Internal structure
		1.1.1 Core
		1.1.2 Radiative zone
		1.1.3 Convective zone
	1.2 External structure
		1.2.1 Photosphere
		1.2.2 Chromosphere
		1.2.3 Corona
	1.3 Quiet and active Sun
		1.3.1 Prominences/Filaments
		1.3.2 Solar flares
		1.3.3 Solar jets
		1.3.4 Coronal mass ejections
	1.4 Solar cycle
	1.5 Solar eruption mechanisms
2. Solar Jets: Origin, Classification and Basic Physical Parameters
	2.1 Classification
	2.2 Basic physical parameters
3. MagnetohydrodynamicWaves and Instabilities
	3.1 Magnetohydrodynamics basic equations
	3.2 Magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium
	3.3 Magnetic reconnection
	3.4 Magnetohydrodynamic waves
		3.4.1 MHD modes in magnetic flux tubes
	3.5 Magnetohydrodynamic instabilities
		3.5.1 Rayleigh–Taylor instability
		3.5.2 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
		3.5.3 Sausage and kink instabilities
4. Normal Magnetohydrodynamic Modes in Solar Jets
	4.1 Jet geometry, basic MHD equations, and wave dispersion relation
		4.1.1 Derivation of wave dispersion relation on using the operator coefficient techniques
	4.2 An example for finding unstable solutions to the wave dispersion relation
5. Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability in Solar Spicules
	5.1 Geometry and the wave dispersion relations
		5.1.1 Dispersion diagrams of kink waves
		5.1.2 Dispersion diagrams of sausage waves
6. Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability in Solar Photospheric Twisted Flux Tubes
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Geometry, the basic MHD equations, and the wave dispersion relation
	6.3 Numerical solutions and wave dispersion diagrams
7. Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability in Solar Surges and Dark Mottles
	7.1 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in solar surges
		7.1.1 Surge models, basic parameters, and governing equations
		7.1.2 Wave dispersion relations
		7.1.3 Numerical calculations and results
	7.2 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in dark mottles
		7.2.1 Mottles models, basic parameters, and governing equations
		7.2.2 Numerical calculations and results
		7.2.3 Discussion and conclusion
8. Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability in EUV Solar Jets
	8.1 Observations, nature, and physical parameters of EUV jets
	8.2 Jets geometry and the governing magnetohydrodynamic equations
	8.3 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in an EUV jet observed by Hinode
		8.3.1 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability of the kink (m = 1) mode
		8.3.2 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability of the m = 2, 3, and 4 modes
	8.4 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in an EUV jet observed by SDO/AIA
9. Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability in X-ray Solar Jets
	9.1 Observations and nature of the X-ray jets
	9.2 Magnetic field topology, physical parameters, and MHD wave dispersion relations
		9.2.1 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability of MHD modes in untwisted flux tubes
		9.2.2 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability of MHD modes in twisted flux tubes
10. Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability in Rotating Solar Jets
	10.1 Observations and nature of the rotating solar jets
	10.2 The geometry, magnetic field, and physical parameters in a jet model
	10.3 Wave dispersion relation
	10.4 Numerical solutions, wave dispersion, and growth rate diagrams
		10.4.1 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in a standard polar coronal hole jet
		10.4.2 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in a blowout polar coronal hole jet
		10.4.3 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in a jet emerging from a filament eruption
		10.4.4 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in a spinning macrospicule
	10.5 Summary
11. Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability in Coronal Mass Ejections
	11.1 Coronal mass ejections and magnetic flux ropes
	11.2 Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in coronal mass ejections
	11.3 Numerical solutions and wave dispersion diagrams
12. Summary and Outlook
Bibliography
Index