Oscillations and Instabilities of Solar Filaments
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997). This special issue belongs to the section "Solar and Stellar Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 433
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solar filament/prominence oscillations and eruptions; solar jets; coronal extreme ultraviolet waves
Interests: coronal jets; coronal bright points; solar flares
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Dear Colleagues,
Solar filaments or prominences are prominent magnetic structures in the solar corona whose dynamics are central to our understanding of solar activity. The study of oscillations within these magnetic structures has emerged as a cornerstone of modern solar physics. These oscillations not only serve as a powerful diagnostic tool for probing local plasma and magnetic field conditions (i.e., solar coronal seismology) but are also intimately linked to the catastrophic loss of equilibrium that leads to solar eruptions, the primary drivers of space weather. Understanding how wave modes are excited, how they propagate, and how they may grow into eruptive instabilities is a key challenge that this Special Issue will address.
This Special Issue of Universe is dedicated to gathering the latest advances in the study of filament or prominence oscillations and their profound implications. We welcome submissions of original research and review articles that focus primarily on this theme. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Theory, observation, and simulation of MHD wave modes in solar filaments;
- Filament seismology: using oscillations to diagnose plasma and magnetic field properties;
- Excitation and damping mechanisms of various filament oscillation modes;
- The role of large-amplitude oscillations in triggering filament instabilities and eruptions;
- Observational evidence of oscillations as precursors to solar flares and CMEs;
- The interplay between filament thermal properties, fine structures, and wave propagation;
- Novel observational techniques and data analysis methods for studying filament oscillations.
Prof. Dr. Yuandeng Shen
Dr. Qingmin Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solar filaments
- solar prominences
- filament oscillations
- MHD waves
- coronal seismology
- filament instabilities
- solar eruptions
- coronal mass ejections (CMEs)
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