On the Interaction of Internal Gravity Waves and Magnetic Fields

T. Rogers, University of Arizona.


Internal Gravity Waves (IGW), such as those observed in our own atmosphere surely exist in the solar radiative interior. Such waves have received a great deal of attention recently, both because of their ability to transport angular momentum and because of their observational potential. While these waves have been studied extensively in our own atmosphere, in the Sun they are generated at the interface between the convective and radiative regions, in precisely the region thought to house a strong magnetic field. In this talk I will discuss the propagation, dissipation and angular momentum transport by IGW in the presence of magnetic fields. I will show that, in the presence of magnetic fields, wave properties and the angular momentum transport by such waves will be altered.